Israeli Strikes Hit Beirut After Hezbollah Rocket Attacks

Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday, killing three people and wounding six others. Lebanon’s Civil Defense retrieved the bodies and injured from the rubble after smoke rose over the capital. The Israeli military said the strikes responded to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory, including a drone attack earlier that day.

President Trump stated that a deal to end the war with Iran was scheduled to be signed Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately upon signing. He wrote on social media that the attack on Beirut should not have happened. Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday there was no point in continuing peace talks with the United States.

S. ” The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 29 villages in southern Lebanon on Sunday. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran the same day “to help facilitate the finalisation of the agreement,” a diplomat told AFP.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X on Saturday that the sides were “closer to a peace deal than ever before,” with electronic signing expected within 24 hours. Intense fighting began on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel.

Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,700 people in Lebanon, including 132 health workers and 247 children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Around 1 million Lebanese have been displaced. Israel says 24 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed. A naval blockade remains in place.