7 stories for 2026-03-23 · Armed conflict, civilian harm & humanitarian access · Lebanon
Israeli forces struck a main bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon and issued orders for the destruction of homes near the border. Israel is expanding ground and air operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, raising concerns about a potential large-scale ground invasion.
Hezbollah targeted Israeli soldiers at positions in southern Lebanon and attacked convoys of occupation forces in Maroun al-Ras and al-Zaatara in the occupied Golan Heights. The group also shelled the Kiryat Shmona settlement.
Lebanese-American communications are underway to achieve a ceasefire in an open-ended conflict with an uncertain endpoint. Israeli ground operations are intensifying in Lebanon, with violent clashes continuing in the south. The Lebanese Prime Minister has stated he will not yield to what he characterizes as blackmail, though he is not calling for direct confrontation.
The Israeli military announced it killed a commander of the special forces unit "Radwan Force," an elite unit affiliated with Hezbollah, along with other members of the group in southern Lebanon.
Most residents of Christian villages in southern Lebanon remain in their homes under American and papal guarantees, conditional on Hezbollah elements not relocating there.
Israel has stated aims to erase border villages, with references to operations in Rafah and Beit Hanoun, and has cut off Sour from the rest of Lebanon.
Updated casualty figures from Lebanon indicate 1,029 deaths and 2,786 wounded, according to Megaphone News reporting.