Smoke rises over Beirut suburbs after massive Israeli airstrike
Smoke rose over the skyline of Beirut following airstrikes as Israel continued to escalate its war on Hezbollah.
![Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continued on March 27, 2026. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774640216.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Smoke rose over the skyline of Beirut following airstrikes as Israel continued to escalate its war on Hezbollah.
![Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continued on March 27, 2026. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774640216.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Iranian football players Aria Yousefi, Ali Nemati, and Mohammad Ghorbani hold school bags in memory of the victims of the girls school bombing in Minab, Iran ahead of a friendly match against Nigeria at Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkey on March 27, 2026. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774632709.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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