Beirut, south Lebanon, Bekaa: Images from Israel's wave of violence

Far from the two-week truce announced between the United States and Iran, Israel bombarded Lebanon on Wednesday with unprecedented strikes since the start of the war, leaving "dozens dead and hundreds wounded," according to authorities.

The strikes, several of which targeted the heart of Beirut, triggered scenes of panic in the Lebanese capital during rush hour. They also targeted Beirut's southern suburbs, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley.

Israel announced it had carried out its "largest coordinated strike" against Hezbollah, specifying that it had conducted 100 strikes in 10 minutes, since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on Feb. 28.

The Lebanese health minister indicated in the evening that, according to a preliminary count, these Israeli strikes killed 89 people, including 12 medical personnel, and wounded 722 in Lebanon.

Below are images from the scenes of this outburst of violence.

In a burst of violence, the Israeli army struck "more than 100 targets in 10 minutes" on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)

One of these strikes took place in the Mazraa district of Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

A car's windshield smashed in by Israel's wave of strikes. (Credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters)

A dazed man in the rubble in Mazraa. (Credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters)

In the evening, the Israeli army struck Tallet al-Khayat, in Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/OLJ)

Rescuers pull out survivors from the rubble. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/OLJ)

(Credit: Mohammad Yassine/OLJ)

(Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

Another Israeli strike targeted a building in Manara-Caracas, Beirut. (Credit: Tasnim Chabaan)

Israeli strikes also targeted southern Lebanon. Among the targets was Saida. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

Scenes of devastation after the Israeli airstrikes. (Credit: Ali Hankir/Reuters)

After the strikes, in Saida. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

A victim being evacuated by rescue workers in Saïda. (Credit: Ali Hankir/Reuters)

(Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

A rescuer tries to find victims after an Israeli airstrike in Sour. (Credit: Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

The city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, was also targeted by Israel today. (Credit: Abbas Fakih/AFP)

Israeli strikes also targeted the Bekaa Valley, as seen here in Shmustar. (Credit: Nidal Solh/AFP)

Beirut, south Lebanon, Bekaa: Images from Israel's wave of violence

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