In pictures: Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, putting US–Iran ceasefire at risk

In pictures: Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, putting US–Iran ceasefire at risk
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Israel launched its heaviest and most coordinated air assault on Lebanon on Wednesday since the US-Iran war began, killing over 250 people.

Israeli strikes have pummelled Lebanon over the past day, calling into question the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

There had been conflicting messages about whether the fighting in Lebanon was included in the truce, with mediator Pakistan saying it was and Israel insisting that it was not.

Dawn takes a look at some scenes coming from Lebanon, where grey plumes from strikes cloud the skies and rescuers scour through rubble and burnt structures to find survivors.

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026. - AFP
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026. — AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Beirut on April 8, 2026. - AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Beirut on April 8, 2026. — AFP
A picture taken on April 9, 2026 shows the aftermath of the previous day
First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood, on April 8, 2026. — AFP
A woman trapped in a damaged building waits to be rescued following an Israeli strike, in Beirut, Lebanon on April 8, 2026. - Reuters
A woman trapped in a damaged building waits to be rescued following an Israeli strike, in Beirut, Lebanon on April 8, 2026. — Reuters
First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut
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, 2026. — AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on April 8, 2026. - AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on April 8, 2026. — AFP
Destruction is seen at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut
First-responders inspect destroyed vehicles and rubble and debris in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment on the village of Shmistar in the centre of Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley on April 8, 2026. — AFP

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