At least 254 people are killed in Israeli assaults throughout Lebanon following the Iran-US ceasefire.

 

Since its renewed attack on Lebanon, Israel's army claims to have carried out the biggest coordinated strike throughout the nation.

Hours after a truce in the US-Israeli assault on Iran was declared, Israeli strikes unexpectedly struck a number of densely populated business and residential areas in central Beirut, killing hundreds and injuring over 1,000.

According to Lebanon's Civil Defense, the attacks on Wednesday resulted in at least 254 fatalities and 1,165 injuries.

Following Israel's "more than 100 airstrikes" around Lebanon, Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine declared that the country was experiencing a "dangerous escalation."

 "Victims are still being transported to hospitals by ambulances. Nassereddine told Al Jazeera, "We implore international organizations to support the Lebanese health sector."

Since launching a fresh military operation in Lebanon on March 2, Israel's army claimed to have executed its biggest coordinated strike throughout the nation. Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon were the targets of the attacks.

Hezbollah infrastructure was the goal of the attacks, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Hundreds of Hezbollah militants at command centers around Lebanon were the target of an unexpected strike by the Israeli military. In a video statement, Katz declared, "This is the biggest concentrated blow Hezbollah has suffered since Operation Beepers," alluding to a significant pager bomb operation against Hezbollah in 2024.

The Israeli military claimed that "steps were taken to mitigate harm to uninvolved individuals as much as possible" and stated that "the majority of the infrastructure that was struck was located within the heart of the civilian population."

As terrified residents fled into the streets, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above Beirut and the suburbs.

According to the Lebanese Red Cross, 100 of its ambulances were reacting to the attacks, and personnel were attempting to get the injured to medical facilities.

 Malcolm Webb of Al Jazeera reported from Beirut that "we could hear a series of enormous, deep, booming explosions coming not just from the southern suburbs but many other parts of the city."

From Beirut, Malcolm Webb of Al Jazeera stated that "we could hear a series of enormous, deep, booming explosions coming not just from the southern suburbs but many other parts of the city."

The bombings targeted "civilian areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital, Sidon, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley," according to Hezbollah, which denounced them.

Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese House, described the assaults as a "full-fledged war crime."