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IDF carries out overnight strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut — rocket sirens in Manara, northern Israel
·Beirut, Lebanon / Manara, northern Israel
IDF carried out fresh strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut in the late hours of Day 16. Simultaneously, rocket sirens were activated in Manara in northern Israel, indicating Hezbollah rocket fire from southern Lebanon. The overnight exchange continues the sustained Day 16 Beirut-Lebanon front.
The IDF carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut in the late hours of March 15, 2026 (Day 16, ~22:45 UTC / 00:45 local time), Haaretz reported. Rocket sirens were simultaneously activated in Manara, a town in northern Israel near the Lebanese border, indicating Hezbollah rocket fire from southern Lebanon. The overnight exchange is part of the sustained Day 16 Lebanon front, which began with the IDF mass evacuation warning for Haret Hreik and five other Dahiyeh neighborhoods at 13:26 UTC and continued with the heavy evening airstrike at 15:10 UTC. The Manara sirens confirm Hezbollah is continuing retaliatory rocket fire into northern Israel despite suffering losses of commanders and infrastructure throughout the day. Source: Haaretz live blog, March 15, 2026.