Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRachel DobkinThursday 09 April 2026 03:16 BSTIsrael hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikesIsraeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday resulted in at least 254 deaths and 1,165 injuries, according to Lebanon's Civil Defence.The Israeli military described the bombardment as its "largest strike" on Lebanon since the conflict began, targeting over 100 Hezbollah sites in Beirut, Beqaa, and southern Lebanon within 10 minutes.Plumes of black smoke filled Beirut skies as residents searched through rubble following the extensive attacks.In response, Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on Manara in northern Israel early Thursday morning.Hezbollah stated its retaliatory actions would persist until the "Israeli-American aggression" against Lebanon ceases, with the strikes testing a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.In fullIran-US war live: Deadly barrage of Israeli strikes on Lebanon test fragile ceasefireThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in