Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in the Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on April 8, 2026. Israel launched a series of strikes on Beirut on April 8, the most violent attack on the Lebanese capital since the start of war. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)Israel launched a series of strikes in Beirut on Wednesday, causing panic among residents in the most violent attack on the capital since the start of the war with Hezbollah. Israel has insisted the two-week truce in its war with Iran does not apply to Lebanon. Israel also hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah holds sway, after issuing evacuation warnings for these areas, in parallel with strikes on the east.

Source: Punch April 09, 2026 00:37 UTC