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Israeli Strikes Kill 89, Wound 700 in Lebanon on Wednesday, Health Ministry Says

Israel said it struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites as Lebanon reported 89 deaths and 700 wounded in the latest escalation.

  • On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Israeli strikes across Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon killed 89 people and wounded 700, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the U.S.-Israeli ceasefire with Iran does not apply to Hezbollah, contradicting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's claim that Lebanon was included.
  • Israel's military launched its largest coordinated strike, hitting more than 100 Hezbollah targets within 10 minutes across three regions, as Minister of Social Affairs Haneed Sayed called it a "very dangerous turning point."
  • Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim al-Moussawi told Reuters the strikes violated the ceasefire, warning of "repercussions for the entire agreement" as witnesses reported insufficient ambulances in Beirut.
  • President Donald Trump told PBS News Hour that Lebanon was not included in the U.S.-Iran deal, dismissing the latest strikes as "a separate skirmish.
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The Director of International Operations also warns about the difficulties in supplying medicines and the difficult living conditions of internally displaced persons.

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Israeli strikes kill 89, wound 700 in Lebanon on Wednesday, health ministry says

A ​spokseperson for ‌Lebanon's health ministry ​told ​Reuters that Israel's ⁠strikes ​across ​Lebanon on Wednesday had ​killed "89 ​martyrs and wounded ‌700 ⁠people."

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Netanyahu unchecks the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement and attacks over a hundred targets in Lebanon, including high-density residential and commercial areas

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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