Rescuers work near a damaged car at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the town of Aramoun, South of Beirut, March 4, 2026. FADEL ITANI / AFP
Explosions rocked the Lebanese capital and Israel said it was launching a new wave of overnight strikes on Iran, as the war engulfing the Middle East continued into Wednesday, March 4.
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on two towns South of Beirut – outside of Iran-backed Hezbollah's traditional strongholds – killed six people and wounded eight. Later on Wednesday Lebanese state media said Israeli strikes hit a hotel in the Beirut suburb of Hazmieh and a four-story building in the eastern city of Baalbek.
Israel says launching new wave of strikes
Israel's military said Wednesday it has launched a "broad wave of strikes" on targets in Iran, after the Islamic republic launched three separate missile barrages at Israeli territory.
