US EditionIsrael Strikes Lebanon Despite US-Iran Ceasefire
Lebanon said 254 people were killed and more than 800 wounded as Israel carried out more than 100 strikes in Beirut and the south.
- On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces carried out its largest coordinated strike of the war, hitting over 100 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon within 10 minutes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed operations would continue, stating the US-Iran ceasefire excludes Lebanon.
- Brokered by Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday. While Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed the truce applied 'everywhere, including Lebanon,' Israeli and U.S. officials contradicted this, asserting the agreement excludes the Lebanon front.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, over 1,530 people have been killed and 4,812 wounded since early March, with more than 1 million displaced. Strikes hit dense commercial and residential areas, prompting widespread humanitarian concern.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of "utter disregard" for international law, while world leaders, including the European Council, issued a joint statement calling for a lasting truce that includes Lebanon.
- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir vowed to "utilize every operational opportunity" to dismantle Hezbollah and establish a security zone in southern Lebanon. This strategy signals Israel's intent to maintain pressure despite the ceasefire framework.
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Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest airstrikes of war as Hezbollah pauses attacks
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 US-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel’s military said it had launched the largest coordinated strike of the war. More than 100 Hezbollah command centres and m…
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More than 100 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply there
Israeli strikes hit several commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 112 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in what was one of the deadliest days in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.
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