Tarek Chouiref
09 April 2026•Update: 09 April 2026
Israeli attacks continued in the Lebanese capital early Thursday, with a massive explosion heard after an Israeli airstrike targeted a southern suburb of Beirut.
Lebanon’s state news agency said the strike hit a residential building in the Shiyyah area in the southern suburb of Dahyeh.
No casualties were immediately reported.
Late Wednesday, Israeli warplanes struck the Lailaki-Kafaat area in southern Beirut, with the blast heard across the capital.
Earlier in the day, at least 254 people were killed and 1,165 others injured in Israeli attacks across Lebanon, including Beirut, according to the Lebanese Civil Defense
The Lebanese Health Ministry said the overall death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 1,739 with 5,873 others injured.
The Israeli army said around 50 fighter jets took part in a large-scale operation targeting Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon under what it called Operation Eternal Darkness.
It said nearly 100 targets were struck with around 160 munitions within 10 minutes.
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the military would continue striking Lebanon “without pause,” vowing to keep targeting the Hezbollah group and use every opportunity to strengthen what he described as security in northern Israel.
The attacks came despite a US-Iran ceasefire agreement announced Wednesday.
While Iranian and Pakistani officials said the agreement also covered Lebanon, Israel insisted that Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire.
Israel has carried out airstrikes and a ground offensive in southern Lebanon since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2, despite a ceasefire that took effect in November 2024.
