US EditionOver 300 people killed in widespread Israeli strikes over Lebanon, health ministry says
Human Rights Watch said the strikes killed at least 303 people and left the last main bridge linking southern Lebanon with the country damaged.
- On April 8, 2026, Israeli forces launched more than 100 strikes across Lebanon within ten minutes, killing over 300 people and injuring over 1,150, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry, with strikes hitting densely populated neighborhoods in Beirut.
- Israeli forces systematically destroyed or damaged main bridges connecting southern Lebanon to the rest of the country between March 12 and April 8, leaving the Qasmieh bridge as the sole remaining operational crossing over the Litani River.
- The destruction of key bridges has isolated over 150,000 people and is "impeding the delivery of essential supplies, and limiting the ability of civilians to move safely," OCHA stated, with about 71,000 remaining in Tyre as of April 8.
- Since March 2, at least six hospitals have shut down, the World Health Organization said, forcing staff at Jabal Amel Hospital to travel more than 30 kilometers north to Sidon to obtain medical supplies.
- The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant on charges including starvation of civilians in Gaza, while Human Rights Watch urged nations to suspend all arms sales to Israel.
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More than 300 people were killed by the devastating strikes launched on 8 April by the Israeli army, shortly after the conclusion of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States.
With a violent wave of attacks by the Israeli military on Lebanon, the number of deaths rises to 303, and there are 1150 injured.
303 Lebanese Killed by Israeli Airstrikes in One Day
.c-space--11:before { padding-bottom: 35px; } I sraeli airstrikes across Lebanon intensified sharply this week, killing hundreds and wounding more than a thousand in a single day, as the country remains excluded from a fragile regional ceasefire framework, raising fears of a wider Middle East conflict. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, at least 303 people were killed and more than 1,150 injured in strikes carried out on Wednesday…
Lebanon: Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds, Damage Vital Bridge
More than 100 Israeli strikes across Lebanon on April 8, 2026, including in densely populated neighborhoods in Beirut, killed over 300 people and damaged the last main bridge linking southern Lebanon with the rest of the country. Israeli strikes making bridge crossings over the Litani River unusable threaten to sever tens of thousands of people in southern Lebanon from access to humanitarian aid, food, and health care.
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