Hezbollah Launches 18 Rockets on Israel
CrossFireArabia- March 6, 2026
Hezbollah said it carried out 18 drone and rocket attacks on Israeli military sites in northern Israel and Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon since early Friday.
The group said the attacks are “in response to Israeli aggression targeting dozens of Lebanese towns and cities, including Beirut’s southern suburbs.”
It said it launched a swarm of suicide drones against the Ktsavia base in the occupied Syrian Golan.
Hezbollah also said its fighters fired a guided missile at Israeli soldiers taking cover at the newly established Blat site in southern Lebanon, claiming a “direct hit.”
The group added that it carried out another aerial attack using suicide drones targeting the Ammiad base south of the Israeli city of Safed, according to Anadolu.
Hezbollah said it fired a rocket barrage at Israeli army forces stationed at the newly established Markaba site in southern Lebanon.
Later Friday, the group announced additional rocket attacks on five illegal Israeli settlements in northern Israel — Shomera, Kiryat Shmona, Ramot Naftali, Malkia and Sasa — without providing details on the results.
Earlier, Hezbollah said its fighters targeted the illegal Sasa settlement with rockets, struck the Blat military site with drones and fired rockets at the border barracks of Zarit.
It also said it targeted Israeli military vehicle concentrations in the southern Lebanese town of Markaba and in the Wadi al-Asafir area near the town of Khiam.
Hezbollah said fighters achieved direct hits against advancing Israeli forces in Wadi al-Asafir and forced them to retreat.
It also said it targeted the Malkia military site in northern Israel with rockets.
In additional attacks, Hezbollah said it launched rocket barrages at the Haifa naval base in northern Israel and at Israeli troop concentrations in Metula, Manara, Marj and Tellet al-Ajl.
It also said it targeted Israeli army gatherings in Wadi al-Asafir, Talat al-Hamamis near Khiam, the Kfar Kila gate area, a newly established Israeli military position in Markaba inside Lebanese territory, and the Ruwaysat al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kfar Shouba.
The group issued a warning to Israelis to evacuate 23 settlements near the Lebanese border and move at least 5 kilometers (3 miles) south, in response to evacuation orders Israel issued to Lebanese residents in recent days.
The escalation comes as Israel continues heavy airstrikes across Lebanon, including in Beirut, triggering large-scale displacement.
Earlier Friday, Israeli strikes killed 19 people and wounded others in several parts of Lebanon, while destroying residential and religious buildings.
The Israeli army said eight of its soldiers were wounded by rocket fire from southern Lebanon, including several in serious condition.
The conflict expanded Monday to include Lebanon after Israel and the US launched attacks against Iran on Saturday, which left hundreds dead, including Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, said it attacked a military site in northern Israel Monday in response to continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the killing of Khamenei, despite a ceasefire agreement that had been in place since November 2024.
Israel responded the same day with airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, leaving dozens dead before launching a limited ground incursion Tuesday.
Over 10,000 Flee Israel Since The War
- CrossFireArabia
- March 6, 2026
Israeli media outlets reported that more than 10,300 Israelis have fled Israel since the start of the war with Iran.
The Israeli news site Globes reported that the number of compensation claims filed due to Iranian attacks has reached 3,612.
The site added, quoting the director of the compensation fund, that the number of claims reached approximately 10,000 in a single day according to JO24.
Trump: ‘Sending Ground Troops to Iran a ‘Waste of Time’
- CrossFireArabia
- March 6, 2026
US president Donald Trump says sending American ground troops troops to Iran would be a waste of time. One blogger says in response it would mean alot of American troops would be killed.
Trump Calls Israeli President a ‘Disgrace’
- CrossFireArabia
- March 6, 2026
Trump calls Israeli President Isaac Herzog a “disgrace,” demanding an immediate pardon for Netanyahu during the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran.
Key Developments
- Trump calls Israeli President Isaac Herzog a “disgrace” for not pardoning Netanyahu.
- Trump demands Herzog grant the pardon “today” so Netanyahu can focus on the war with Iran.
- Herzog’s office says the decision will be made without external pressure and according to Israeli law.
- Netanyahu remains on trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.
- Trump says he refuses to meet Herzog until the pardon is granted.
- The comments mark a dramatic US intervention in Israel’s legal process during wartime.
Trump Demands Immediate Pardon
US President Donald Trump sharply escalated pressure on Israel’s leadership on Thursday, calling Israeli President Isaac Herzog a “disgrace” and demanding that he immediately pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“President Herzog must give Bibi a pardon today. I don’t want there to be anything troubling Bibi other than the war with Iran,” Trump said in an interview.
Trump also attacked Herzog personally. “Herzog is a disgrace … he promised me five times to give Bibi a pardon,” Trump said.
The US president said he wants Netanyahu to focus solely on the war against Iran.
“Every day I talk to Bibi about the war. I want him to focus on the war and not on the f*cking court case. I want the only pressure on Bibi to be the fighting against Iran,” Trump said.
Trump added that he is refusing to meet Herzog until the pardon is granted.
“Tell him I am exposing him. That president better damn well give him the pardon right now — and stop using it as leverage for his own political career,” he said.
Trump has repeatedly called for Netanyahu to be pardoned, arguing that the corruption case against him is a political “witch hunt.”
Netanyahu has been on trial since 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The allegations include claims that he received expensive gifts, including cigars and champagne, from wealthy businessmen in exchange for political favors. Netanyahu denies wrongdoing.
Israel Says It Rejects Outside Pressure
Herzog’s office responded by rejecting external pressure and stressing that the decision will follow Israel’s legal process, according to Reuters news agency.
“Israel is a sovereign state governed by the rule of law,” Herzog’s office said in a statement. The statement also emphasized that the president would review the matter only after the legal process is completed.
“After the process is completed, the president will examine the request according to the law, the good of the country, and according to his conscience, without any influence from external or internal pressures of any kind,” the statement said.
Israeli officials also pushed back against Trump’s claim that Herzog had promised a pardon.
According to a senior Israeli official cited in reports, Herzog told Trump advisers that he would consider the request in line with legal procedures rather than promising a pardon.
Under Israeli law, the president has the authority to grant pardons. However, there is no precedent for issuing a pardon while a criminal trial is still ongoing.
Netanyahu submitted a request for a presidential pardon in November. His trial has been temporarily suspended because Israeli courts are operating under emergency wartime measures.
