1 min readUpdated: Apr 8, 2026 11:00 PM IST

More than 100 people were killed in Lebanon on Wednesday after Israeli military launched strikes in several commercial and residential areas in central Beirut and other regions, hours after a ceasefire was reached between US-Israel and Iran to halt the conflict in West Asia.

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and said that Tel Aviv is violating terms of ceasefire by continuing strikes on Beirut.

According to Lebanese Civil Defense, the death toll from Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday have risen to 254.

US President Donald Trump earlier told PBS News Hour that Lebanon was not included in the deal because of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. When asked about Israel’s fresh strikes on Beirut, Trump said “That’s a separate skirmish.”

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had earlier said that the Pakistan-backed ceasefire deal does not extend to its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. However, mediator Pakistan has said that the ceasefire proposal included Lebanon in the deal.

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