How an enormous wave of Israeli strikes introduced chaos to Lebanon
At 14:15 native time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a large wave of strikes towards Lebanon – simply hours after US President Donald Trump introduced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause combating within the Gulf area.
Israel stated it struck 100 targets in 10 minutes, dashing hopes in Lebanon that the pause in combating in Iran would finish the violence there too.
The newest battle between Israel and Hezbollah – the Lebanese militia and political social gathering that’s funded and armed by Iran – began on 2 March after the group fired rockets into Israel, which responded with widespread air strikes and a floor invasion of southern Lebanon.
Since then, greater than 2,600 individuals in Lebanon have been killed, in response to Lebanon’s well being ministry, and roughly a fifth of the inhabitants displaced, the UN says.
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing collectively what occurred that day and assembly individuals who misplaced family members on one of many deadliest chapters within the nation’s latest historical past.
