The grim milestone, representing one fifth of the country’s population, was passed on the same day as the Israeli military launched a ground operation.

Amid regular Israeli strikes, officials in Lebanon are working around the clock to keep the country's only international airport open.

Troops are targeting "Hezbollah strongholds" in south Lebanon, where strikes reportedly killed seven people on Monday.

Experts explain what an expanded Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon could look like and how it may impact civilians.

"The humanitarian situation ⁠in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming," said a statement by ​Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy.

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that.

The Israeli military announced Monday that soldiers were conducting ground operations in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah, amid its larger war against the militant organization's backer, Iran.

Salam Issa Rida, 43, poses for a video at Camille Chamoun Stadium, where she is sheltering with her family, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi . Earlier that

Explosions sounded over Dubai early Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates’ military worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire that caused the country to briefly close its airspace as Israel launched new strikes in war in the Middle East.

One expert told Newsweek of "not only military risks but political and communal ones" if the Lebanese Army confronts Hezbollah.