Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Israeli strikes follow forced displacement warnings for nine towns in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Friday said Iran is "winning the war" after the Middle East nation's air defenses shot down two U.S. fighter jets. The Iranian military shot down an F-15E fighter jet over Iranian airspace and an A-10 Warthog attack plane before it reached Kuwaiti airspace. One of the

At least 11 people are injured as Israel strikes near the Lebanese Italian Hospital in Tyre, damaging the facility.

Lebanon's Health Ministry says more than 2,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since March 2.

Israel's military said it had struck "Hezbollah terror infrastructure" in response to what it described as earlier action against its soldiers.

A body is found during the search for George Smyth, who went missing while hiking in Romania.

There are fears in Lebanon that Israel is preparing for a large-scale ground invasion.

Families displaced by Israeli strikes are sheltering in tents across Beirut, as rain falls.

The attacks test a US-mediated deal to curb Israel-Hezbollah attacks, and new Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington.

The incidents strain a partial ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Lebanese armed group on Monday.

Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for what he said was its "utter cynicism" in launching the attacks after Russia announced a unilateral ceasefire over two days later this week.

The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.