US EditionAid Worker Says Attacks on Beirut ‘Not Targeted’: ‘It’s Insane’
The military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah-linked sites in 10 minutes as Beirut residents fled strikes and hospitals took in casualties.
- On Wednesday, The Israeli Air Force launched its largest wave of airstrikes against 100 Hezbollah-linked targets in Lebanon within 10 minutes, striking Beirut and southern regions in the most violent attack on the capital since the conflict began.
- President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted the agreement excludes Lebanon, arguing the military campaign must continue until political leaders decide otherwise.
- Targeting infrastructure across Beirut, Bekaa, and southern Lebanon, the military claimed sites were "located within the heart of the civilian population," with more than 1,500 people killed since the conflict erupted in early March.
- An aid worker in Beirut said "total chaos" emerged, with hospitals filled after strikes occurred with "no warning," while Dr. Tania Baban, Lebanon country director for Chicago-based nonprofit MedGlobal, called it an "open war crime."
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited delegations to Islamabad for peace talks on Friday, claiming the ceasefire covers Lebanon, though Israeli officials contradict this assertion; reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains central to the process.
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Described by Israel as "the largest wave of bombings" of the war against the Lebanese extremist group Hezbollah, attacks took place in the capital, Beirut, and elsewhere.
Explosions rock Beirut as Israel launches biggest Lebanon attacks yet
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 two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Hezbollah not part of ceasefire deal: Netanyahu vows to continue strikes in Lebanon
The Israeli military said it targeted over 100 Hezbollah command centres and military sites across Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s health ministry reported 112 deaths and 837 injuries.
Aid worker says attacks on Beirut ‘not targeted’: ‘It’s insane’
An aid worker in Beirut said “total chaos” emerged in the capital of Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israel announced it had carried out its largest strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah since the war broke out in the Middle East in late February. “I can’t believe what is happening. These are not targeted attacks,” Dr. Tania Baban…
Israel's attacks on Beirut 'much bigger than anything we've seen in this war or the previous one'
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Rania Abouzeid, Lebanese Australian independent journalist and veteran war reporter. Ms. Abouzeid describes "chaotic scenes" in the Lebanese capital. Israel's attacks on Beirut have been extensive and they are now targeting areas well beyond the southern suburbs: "crowded, mixed sectarian residential areas that are full of the displaced". Women and parentless children are flooding hospitals. Amid the "simultane…
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