Israel Kills At Least Six People in Strikes Across Southern and Eastern Lebanon

On 8 April 2026 at 14:15 local time, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon, described by the BBC as a “ten minute bombing raid” that shattered Lebanese neighbourhoods. The BBC said Israel struck “100 targets in 10 minutes,” and it reported that the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on 2 March after Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel and Israel responded with widespread air strikes and a ground invasion of southern Lebanon. The BBC added that “more than 2,600 people in Lebanon have been killed,” citing Lebanon’s health ministry, and said the UN estimates roughly a fifth of the population displaced. In a separate report focused on southern and eastern areas, the Lebanese National News Agency said Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people and wounded three others, and it also reported additional deaths in eastern Lebanon’s Jaliya.

“Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least six people and wounded three others, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, in violation of the ceasefire brokered by the United States last month”

Al Jazeera

While the BBC framed the April 8 strikes as arriving “just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran,” the Lebanese National News Agency reports continued Israeli actions in violation of that ceasefire. In Al Jazeera’s account, Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon “have killed at least six people and wounded three others,” and it said the NNA reported four deaths and three injuries in an attack on Zellaya. Lebanese President Jozef Aoun denounced Israeli violations of the ceasefire with Hezbollah, saying he called for pressure on Israel to stop strikes that target civilians, medics, civil defense personnel, and health and humanitarian relief organizations. The BBC also reported that Hezbollah is funded and armed by Iran, and that the latest conflict started on 2 March after Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, prompting Israel’s response.

Beyond reported deaths, the sources describe forced displacement orders affecting southern Lebanon, including an order for the forcible displacement of 12 villages. The Lebanese National News Agency, as relayed by Al Jazeera and www.al-bayader, said Israel urged residents to stay at least one kilometre away from their homes and that most affected villages lie north of the Litani River. Al Jazeera also reported that Israel’s latest forced displacement order included western parts of the Bekaa Valley for the first time since the truce came into effect on April 17. The BBC said the ceasefire context followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement, and it reported that the conflict has already produced “roughly a fifth of the population displaced,” according to the UN.

“Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid At 14:15 local time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon - just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause fighting in the Gulf region”

BBC