Parts of Beirut will ‘look like Gaza’ if Lebanese government doesn’t rein in Hezbollah — senior official

By Lazar Berman

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12 March 2026, 1:11 am

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Smoke and flames rise from buildings following an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah target in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

As Hezbollah continues its rocket fire on Israel, a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that Hezbollah strongholds will be destroyed unless Lebanon’s government acts.

“The Lebanese government needs to get a grip on their country,” says the official, “or Hezbollah parts of Beirut will soon look like Gaza.”