Places in this day's records
10 places · 3 events not on the map
Ahvaz · Beersheba · Dahiyeh, Beirut · Haifa · Kuwait · Ouadi Jilo · Ras Laffan Industrial City · Ras Tanura · 2 more
2 March 2026
13 events recorded (5 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
2 March 2026 in brief
Israeli air and naval strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon killed 52 people, Lebanon's disaster management unit said, and Israel ordered residents of more than 50 villages to leave. [1][2] In Iran, the Red Crescent put the death toll at 555, and HRANA reported 742 civilian deaths. [1][2] Hezbollah fired rockets and drones at a site south of Haifa, its first attack on Israel since the November 2024 ceasefire, and Lebanon's prime minister announced a ban on the group's military activities. [1] Kuwait shot down three US F-15 jets in what the US military called friendly fire, with all crew safe, and CENTCOM said six US service members had been killed. [1][2] QatarEnergy halted LNG production after attacks on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, Saudi Arabia shut its Ras Tanura refinery after a fire, and an IRGC adviser declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as Brent rose as much as 13 percent. [1][2][3][4]
New count
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52
killed, Lebanon, 2 Mar to 2 Mar
Lebanon Disaster Risk Management Unit · by its own count
as of 2 Mar · 4 other counts this day
Said
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called Hezbollah's attack irresponsible, said the decision of war and peace rests only with the state, and announced an immediate ban on Hezbollah's security and military activities.
Government of Lebanon
2 Mar · to a domestic audience
Reported by BBC News
Market
$77.24
Brent crude, per barrel
+9% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
2 Mar · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
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Government of Lebanon: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called Hezbollah's attack irresponsible, said the decision of war and peace rests only with the state, and announced an immediate ban on Hezbollah's security and military activities.