April 5, 2026 | A commercial plane prepares to land at Beirut Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut.
Since March 2, Israeli strikes throughout Lebanon have killed more than 1,800 people and wounded more than 6,000, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel has invaded southern Lebanon and moved thousands of troops across the border, where Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have been fighting on the ground. The conflict has displaced more than one million Lebanese.