Hezbollah Fires 200 Rockets at Israel From Lebanon

Hezbollah launched a large rocket and drone barrage into Israel on the evening of March 11, but sources differ on the precise scale.

“"We won't leave, we will stay here even if we die," she added”

AL-Monitor

The New York Post reported that “The Tehran-backed terror group lobbed 200 rockets at Israel Wednesday night,” while AL-Monitor said the attack saw Hezbollah launch “approximately 200 rockets, approximately 20 UAVs (drones).”

AL-Monitor

The BBC likewise described the assault as about 200 rockets, but other outlets gave lower counts or different breakdowns: Jewish Insider reported that “About 120 of the rockets and missiles crossed from Lebanon into Israel during the Wednesday night barrage,” and The Sunday Guardian said “Hezbollah launched around 100 rockets from Lebanon targeting northern Israel on March 11 evening,” highlighting variation in the tallies and which projectiles actually crossed the border.

Israel responded with heavy air strikes across southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it targeted Hezbollah launchers, command posts and other infrastructure.

The Times of Israel reported the IDF carried out strikes that “destroyed 10 Hezbollah command posts in Beirut’s southern suburbs and dozens of rocket launchers across Lebanon during a 30-minute span,” and AL-Monitor noted the military said it hit “dozens of launchers” as well as “Hezbollah intelligence and command sites in south Beirut.”

BBC

The New York Post described strikes on “Hezbollah infrastructure across southern Lebanon, as well as the terror group’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs,” and the BBC said the Israeli military “has carried out a wave of air strikes across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut.”

i24NEWS also summarised the military line as “Israel launches 'large-scale' strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.”

The cross-border exchanges have caused civilian deaths and a major displacement crisis in Lebanon, with different outlets citing health ministry and humanitarian figures.

“Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly for hours across northern parts of the country”

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Lebanon’s health authorities gave immediate tolls for specific strikes on Beirut’s seafront: AL-Monitor said “Israel's strike on Ramlet al-Bayda on Beirut's seaside killed eight people and wounded 31, according to Lebanon's health ministry,” the BBC reported “at least eight people were killed,” and Palestine Chronicle noted initial counts that “Lebanon’s Health Ministry said seven people were killed and 21 were injured” with later reporting of the toll rising.

Broader tallies cited by Reuters-based coverage and other outlets put the cumulative Lebanese death toll since early March in the hundreds and reported massive displacement: Global Banking & Finance Review (Reuters material) said “Israeli strikes have killed more than 600 people in Lebanon, and uprooted 800,000 more, Lebanese authorities say,” and BBC likewise noted “At least 634 people, including 91 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since then and 800,000 others have been displaced, according to Lebanese authorities.”

Multiple outlets placed the barrage in a wider regional context, reporting claims of coordination between Hezbollah and Iran and framing the exchange as part of the broader US-Israel campaign against Iran.

The Times of Israel carried Iran’s IRGC statement describing the action as a “joint and integrated operation” with Hezbollah, and the BBC described the barrage as “in an apparently co-ordinated attack with Iran.”

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New York Post and i24NEWS cited the larger Iran front, with New York Post reporting that “US-Israeli strikes have hammered military and political targets across Iran during the campaign” and listing heavy damage claims, while Jewish Insider noted that “Soon after, Iran launched missiles at Israel, a move officials said likely indicated that the two Wednesday night barrages were coordinated between Tehran and Beirut.”