AFP – Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun, on March 16, 2026.
The Israeli military said on March 16 that it had begun what it described as “limited ground operations” against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the Iranian supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes, with Israel launching air raids on the neighbouring country and troop incursions into border areas.
