‘They want to create a rift’: Israeli attacks deepen Lebanon fissures
Lebanon grows increasingly divided as escalating Israeli bombardment and ground invasion worsen displacement crisis.

Lebanon grows increasingly divided as escalating Israeli bombardment and ground invasion worsen displacement crisis.








![UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has warned of a potential new Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon, urging the Security Council to act as violence escalates. [UNTV]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774991720.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Lebanon’s expulsion of Iranian ambassador tests limits of state power as Hezbollah fights push for disarmament.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “ready to help” with US-Iran negotiations.

A hospital in southern Lebanon has been subjected to Israeli attacks for a fifth time, as Israeli forces advance further
Hezbollah attempts to make Lebanon ground invasion ‘costly’ for Israeli army as it continues its advance.

The UN condemned the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon, who were killed in two separate incidents.
At least three UN peacekeepers killed this week as violence surges amid Israel’s expanding invasion of southern Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to expand its invasion in southern Lebanon.

Smoke rose over the skyline of Beirut following airstrikes as Israel continued to escalate its war on Hezbollah.
Lebanon’s PM warns Israeli actions and statements threaten Lebanese sovereignty and violate international law.
Videos show scenes of rocket interceptions in the sky over central Israel.