Lebanese media and authorities are reporting on the deadly attacks as efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
Posted on March 15, 2026
Overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least four people, according to Lebanese state media and the government.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) said on Sunday that Israeli forces attacked “an apartment in a residential building” in a northern district of the coastal city of Sidon, killing one person and starting a fire.
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Southeast of Sidon, in the village of al-Qatrani, three people were killed in another Israeli attack, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Israel is fighting a second front in the Middle East war in southern Lebanon, with its forces targeting the Hezbollah group, along with the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.
The Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday that it continued to attack infrastructure used by Hezbollah across Lebanon and attacked several of its “launch sites” in al-Qatrani, where it said the Iran-backed group was preparing to fire missiles. It also said it destroyed “command centers” belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Beirut.
The Israeli military also issued immediate forced evacuation orders for residents of several neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital.
In a statement, army spokesman Avichay Adraee urged residents of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir and Shiyah “to leave immediately and not return until further notice,” Anadolu news agency reported.
He said the Israeli military would “operate forcefully” in these areas, citing what he called Hezbollah activities in the neighborhoods. Adraee threatened to “attack anyone present near Hezbollah facilities, personnel or military equipment in those locations.”
Hezbollah said on Sunday it was also attacking several Israeli troop positions in towns near the border.
According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli airstrikes have killed 826 people in Lebanon since the start of the latest war, which began on March 2.
Efforts for conversations
Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has proposed negotiations with Israel. But Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that the government did not plan to hold direct talks with Lebanon in the coming days.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Saturday that Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold direct talks in the coming days.
A source close to Hezbollah told Al Jazeera that the group has not received any serious initiative or offer to negotiate.
“Hezbollah’s position is important because any agreement without its cooperation will be very difficult for the Lebanese government to implement,” said Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut.
“The president and prime minister of Lebanon are offering direct negotiations with Israel, and that is an important concession because this is a very divisive issue in Lebanon, as Israel is a long-time enemy.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that the Lebanese government was willing to engage in “direct talks” with Israel and offered to host negotiations in Paris, warning that “everything must be done to prevent Lebanon from falling into chaos.”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently said the Lebanese people have been “dragged” into a war and called for an end to the fighting amid Israel’s continued attack on several areas of the country.
