Israel just bombed people sheltering in tents in Beirut

Israel have bombed people sheltering in tents in Lebanon. The genocidal settler state has a habit of bombing and re-bombing the people it has displaced. Their practice of striking tented camps is an oft-repeated story of the Gaza genocide. Now, the people they have bombed in Beirut were only sheltering in tents because Israel had forcibly displaced them from their homes.

Israel escalated its aggression around 2 March amid a spiraling US-backed war with Iran.

Israel decimates Lebanon

Al Arabiya reported on 12 March:

In a statement, the Lebanese health ministry said “the Israeli enemy strike on Ramlet al-Bayda” in the center of Beirut killed eight people and wounded 31.

Adding:

An AFP correspondent at the scene saw a damaged motorcycle and two damaged cars, with the area sealed off by security forces.

The Cradle posted image of the strikes on 12 March:

Israel has committed a massacre of innocent civilians in Ramlet al-Baida in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where many people displaced from their homes have been sheltering in tents, cars, and on mattresses along the beach with nowhere else to go.

According to local reports, at… pic.twitter.com/GcL7ZRKOmx

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) March 12, 2026

TV host Marwa Osman said the strikes had hit in the Ramlet al-Bayda area, leaving bodies “scattered”:

🚨BREAKING in Beirut
A horrific massacre committed by the Zionist occupation against displaced civilians in tents in the Ramlet al-Bayda area in the heart of the capital Beirut.… bodies are reportedly scattered on the ground amid the rubble. pic.twitter.com/y65VuVqPU2

— Marwa Osman || مروة عثمان (@Marwa__Osman) March 11, 2026

Outrageous war crimes

Filmmaker Robert lnlakesh said:

An outrageous war crime reminiscent of the massacres carried out in Gaza.

BREAKING: Israel Carries Out A Beach Massacre In Beirut

An Israeli strike reportedly targeted displaced people’s tents in the Ramla al-Bayda beach area. A huge number of dead & injured.

An outrageous war crime reminiscent of the massacres carried out in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/AUJ1a5S65e

— Robert Inlakesh (@falasteen47) March 11, 2026

Since the latest invasion began, Israel has been hitting targets throughout Lebanon – including in densely populated civilian areas of the capital:

In theory, Hezbollah breached a US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ with Israel which had held since their last war in 2024. In practice, the US has given Israel carte blanche to strike Lebanon ever since. Israel has done so constantly since the deal was struck.

You can read about the secretive Israel-US ‘side letter’ pact here. And our extensive coverage of Israel’s ceasefire breaches here.

Aseel Habbaj was displaced from other areas Israel had bombed. She has been sheltering in a tent near where the new strikes landed:

We saw dead people on the ground. We were all asleep in my tent, when suddenly we heard a noise. We jumped up and went to see what was happening.

Drop Site News reported:

The toll since the renewed Israeli offensive began on March 2 is:  – Total Killed: 634+ – Total Wounded: 1,586+ – Displaced: More than 800,000 people (According to Lebanese Ministry of Health).

They added that Israel’s far-right finance minister had openly stated the genocidal settler-colonial state would make Beirut look like Gaza:

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated on March 5, 2026, that the Dahiyeh district, a southern suburb of Beirut, would soon “look like Khan Younis.”

Al Jazeera posted images of the damage in Beirut’s southern suburbs:

Aftermath of overnight Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/OgnafTvf8a pic.twitter.com/xqWfIyEHPJ

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 12, 2026

By the afternoon of 12 March (GMT) the number of confirmed dead in the beach strikes had risen to 12. And another strike on the city’s national public university was said to have killed Dr. Hussein Bazzi and Dr. Murtada Srour.

BREAKING:

Israel just bombed the Lebanese National Public University in Beirut.

They murdered the Director of the Faculty of Science, Dr. Hussein Bazzi, and Dr. Murtada Srour.

They are not just killing people — they are erasing knowledge and attacking the future of Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/OoSSow5zJ3

— sarah (@sahouraxo) March 12, 2026

Strikes were seen in the central Beirut district of Bachoura after Israel warned residents on the densely populated area to evacuate:

Israeli strikes on Bachoura, in central Beirut, less than 1km away from the Lebanese government headquarters. pic.twitter.com/4lfAybdIrx

— Nada Maucourant Atallah (@MaucourantNada) March 12, 2026

Development scholar and Middle East commentator Phil Proudfoot said:

This is the equivalent of bombing Whitehall.

Israel has just bombed central Beirut. This is minutes away from the UN, The British Embassy, The European Delegation, and the Lebanese Parliament: it is the heart of the capital.

This is the equivalent of bombing Whitehall.

The terrorist state of Israel must be disarmed. pic.twitter.com/SpRdCsUm6P

— Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) March 12, 2026

Israel’s attack on Lebanon has a similar character to the Gaza genocide. It strikes civilians with impunity, while claiming to target terror groups. It’s unaccountable far-right leaders, meanwhile, openly call for the annihilation of Lebanese civilians and their means to life.

Featured image via the Canary