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Strike kills 4 near Beirut hospital, as President ... - The Times of Israel
A strike on south Beirut killed at least four people and wounded at least 39 on Sunday, near Lebanon’s largest public hospital, the Lebanese health ministry said. The area lies adjacent to Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold. Another strike on southern Lebanon’s Kfar Hatta, near the coastal city of Sidon, killed seven people on Sunday, including a family of six, a source from the Lebanese civil defense told AFP. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said that among those killed was a 4-year-old girl and a soldier. The Israeli military had called on the entire village to evacuate late on Saturday. There was no immediate comment on the deaths from the IDF. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms Kfar Hatta has hosted many displaced people who fled from southern Lebanon. Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a crowded neighborhood south of Beirut, Lebanon, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) The civil defense source said the family, lacking a car and already displaced from a town further south, was waiting for a relative to come pick them up. That man was also killed in the strike. NNA also said a three-story building in Beirut’s Jnah neighborhood that was filled with residents sustained “severe damage” in an Israeli strike. The strike came without warning, soon after an earlier one that came with advance notice, AP reported. The Israel Defense Forces had announced earlier that it conducted a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. The strikes come after the IDF reiterated its evacuation warning for the entire Dahiyeh area of south Beirut. Rocket fire on northern Israel Sirens sounded in the upper Galilee several times in quick succession as Hezbollah stepped up its fire on northern Israel after an overnight lull and relatively calm morning. No injuries were reported in the recent attacks, which targeted the community of Meron and areas closer to the Lebanese border. Rocket sirens also sounded in the northern city of Safed and surrounding communities, as well as in the Golan Heights city of Katzrin, the IDF says. A home in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona is damaged following a Hezbollah rocket attack, April 1, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service) Hezbollah also claimed to have targeted an Israeli Navy vessel off the coast of Lebanon using a cruise missile Saturday night. The terror group said ...
Lebanon: Mass casualties after Israeli strike on residential Beirut
Developing story This article is part of a developing story. See latest updates MSF condemns this attack on civilians in a highly populated area and calls for the protection of civilians and health facilities. April 5, 2026 An MSF logistics team delivers a mass casualty kit to support the Rafik Hariri Public Hospital in Beirut after a strike from Israeli forces hit a nearby residential area. | Lebanon 2026 © MSF Israeli forces struck a densely populated residential area in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday afternoon, about 300 feet from Rafik Hariri Public Hospital. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the hospital with an emergency room doctor. A mass-casualty influx followed: people bleeding, some carried on shoulders. In the first hour, four were killed and nearly 40 injured; more casualties are feared as rubble is cleared.“We are seeing elderly people and adolescents arriving with critical injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen, including shrapnel wounds,” says Dr. Luna Hammad, MSF medical coordinator, from the emergency room at Rafik Hariri Public Hospital. “When strikes hit crowded residential areas without warning, the consequences are severe, both in human casualties and in hospitals’ capacity to respond.” An Israeli strike on a residential area in Beirut on April 5 killed five people and injured 52. Lebanon 2026 © MSF Inside the hospital, teams are prioritizing the most critical cases. People with chronic conditions or acute medical needs unrelated to the blast are waiting longer, and some may not be seen at all, according to Dr. Hammad. MSF is donating a mass casualty kit and will continue supporting hospitals with medical expertise and essential supplies.MSF condemns this attack on civilians in a highly populated area and calls for the protection of civilians and health facilities. Strikes this close to a hospital spread fear and can stop people from seeking lifesaving care. Civilians cannot become collateral damage. Developing story MSF responds to escalating conflict in the Middle East Story Apr 09, 2026 “Have you seen my brother?”: Responding to a mass casualty influx at a... Read more News Apr 08, 2026 Attacks on Lebanon continue less than 10 hours after ceasefire Read more Story Apr 08, 2026 Three years of war have shattered Sudan’s lifelines Read more
Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon
A massive wave of Israeli airstrikes struck large parts of Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting the capital Beirut, southern regions, and the eastern Bekaa in what has been widely described as a brutal escalation leaving mounting civilian casualties and overwhelming already strained medical services.
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon as hospital area hit - MSN
Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon have killed at least 14 people, including civilians in Beirut's Jnah neighbourhood near the country's largest public hospital.
