From: NewsFeed
Scale of Beirut destruction revealed after wave of Israeli strikes
The damage from Israel’s devastating strikes on Beirut on Tuesday is coming into focus now that the smoke has cleared.
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Israel launches 100 air strikes in 10 minutes across Lebanon
Israel carried out an unprecedented wave of attacks across Lebanon, saying it launched 100 air strikes in 10 minutes.
Published On 8 Apr 2026
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Rescuers gather at the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]
Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Beirut. [Anwar Amro/AFP]
Firefighters at the site of an Israeli air strike that hit an apartment building in Beirut. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]
The Israeli military described the bombardment as the largest coordinated strike of the current war. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]
A man stands on a burned vehicle as rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut. [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]
Lebanon’s health ministry said that dozens of people had been killed and hundreds of others wounded. [Yara Nardi/Reuters]
Several of the strikes on Beirut landed in busy commercial areas. [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]
Lebanon’s National News Agency said at least five neighbourhoods in Beirut’s central and coastal districts were hit. [Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu]
Smoke rises as rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut. [Reuters]
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