A significant escalation in military action has occurred as Israel intensifies its airstrikes on Beirut and key infrastructure along the Lebanon-Syria border. Recent airstrikes have targeted Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut, effectively cutting off main transport routes, including the Masnaa Border Crossing, essential for movement between the two countries. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have reported the destruction of a 3.5-kilometer smuggling tunnel used for transporting weapons from Syria to Lebanon. In response, Lebanon has condemned these strikes, emphasizing that the Israeli actions have severed critical evacuation routes for civilians fleeing to Syria. Amid these developments, Iranian leadership has issued defiant statements, complicating the regional tensions further.