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In photos: Wide-scale destruction as Israel strikes Lebanon, killing hundreds on April 8

More than 1,500 people have been killed in Israel's air and ground campaign across Lebanon, including more than 130 children and more than 100 women, since March 2

Published: Thu 9 Apr 2026, 9:13 AM

By
Meher Dhanjal

First responders stand amid rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Corniche Al Mazraa neighbourhood on April 8. Photos by AFP

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Beirut on April 8. Photos by AFP

First responders and residents gather amid the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Corniche Al Mazraa neighbourhood, on April 8. Photos by AFP

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in the Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on April 8. Photos by AFP

People and first aid responders gather at the site of an Israeli strike that targeted Fatima Al Zahraa complex in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on April 8. Photos by AFP

First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet Al Khayyat neighbourhood, on April 8. Photos by AFP

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