Explosions rock Beirut as Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a US-Iran ceasefire https://t.co/cJbQRaRcj9 pic.twitter.com/0S51My6qz2
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2026
"It's very clear to me... that the Israeli offensive [on Lebanon] right now is completely counterproductive... the only thing that Israel is achieving is giving Hezbollah, which has already been significantly weakened, a new lease of life." Greek PM @kmitsotakis tells me "we have… pic.twitter.com/TGl2HSmE26
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) April 8, 2026
⚡️ Israel launches its most powerful strike on Lebanon since the start of the war
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 8, 2026
The Israeli military struck more than 100 Hezbollah targets in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon. Around 50 fighter jets took part in the operation.
According to the military, about… pic.twitter.com/kWPzfp1c0Z
BREAKING : Netanyahu is exposed 🔥
— Amock_ (@Amockx2022) April 8, 2026
French 🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron has publicly humiliated Israel and Trump & demanded to stop attacks on Lebanon
"The situation is critical in Lebanon, it deserves peace too. Stop striking it" 🫡
Spine : 100%, Courage : 100% 👏 pic.twitter.com/xj2uj62XLE
Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam says Israel is attacking densely populated Lebanese neighbourhoods and killing “defenceless civilians”. Lebanese Red Cross says its 100 ambulances are currently responding in the targeted areas, transporting the injured. pic.twitter.com/y3HPSWfdC0
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 8, 2026
Lebanon has been hit with one of the largest waves of Israeli airstrikes since the escalation began.
— United Nations (@UN) April 8, 2026
Civilians are bearing the brunt of these attacks.
Civilians are #NotATarget. pic.twitter.com/3E9p84tocJ
