Israeli ‘Double-Tap’ Strike on Beirut Beachfront Hits Tents of Displaced
Eight killed and 31 wounded.
by Sophia Sheera
12 March 2026
An Israeli ‘double-tap’ strike on a Beirut beach where displaced people had pitched tents for shelter killed eight people and wounded 31 yesterday.
Al-Jazeera reported that the attack on the Ramlet al-Baida beach was beyond any zone in which Israel had issued evacuation orders. The bombs were likely intended as assassination strikes, according to their reporter Heidi Pett.
“This area is home to many displaced people who don’t have anywhere else to go,” she said.
A ‘double-tap’ is a controversial tactic in which an initial attack is followed after a short interval by a second strike on the same target, potentially killing any rescue workers or journalists who arrive at the scene.
“Witnesses in Ramlet al-Baida say they were sleeping in their tents when the roar of the jets woke them,” said Pett. “Then there was an impact and they popped their heads out of their tents in time to see the second one.”
The latest attacks came after Lebanese health officials said the number of people killed by Israeli attacks since 28 February has reached 634.
Sophia Sheera is a journalist in Novara Media’s social media team.