Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026. Around 2:00 pm (1100 GMT), a series of Israeli strikes slammed into the Lebanese capital without warning, triggering scenes of panic. Israeli strikes on Lebanon on April 8, the heaviest since the war began in early March, left "dozens dead and hundreds wounded," according to a preliminary toll from the health ministry. (Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775664161615Screenshot 2026-04-09 at 12.00.14 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026. Around 2:00 pm (1100 GMT), a series of Israeli strikes slammed into the Lebanese capital without warning, triggering scenes of panic. <em>Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities on Wednesday condemned Israeli strikes that killed dozens in Lebanon, saying they indicated that Israel was seeking to scupper the two-week ceasefire agreed by Iran and the United States.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/8/israel-s-main-opposition-leader-says-ceasefire-with-iran-political-disaster-1439">Israel&#x27;s main opposition leader says ceasefire with Iran &#x27;political disaster&#x27;</a></div><p>&quot;The government expresses its condemnation of the brutal attacks that the Zionist occupation army committed against civilians in a number of Lebanese cities,&quot; Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said in a statement.</p><p>The Israeli government&#x27;s &quot;continued aggressive approach that seeks to perpetuate conflict... is evidence of its hostile plan to sabotage the truce&quot;, he added.</p><p>A large wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 89 people and wounded 722 others on Wednesday, health minister Rakan Nassereddine told Al Jazeera.</p><p>&quot;The initial and non-final toll... we have more than 89 martyrs and more than 722 wounded as of 5:00 pm (1400 GMT),&quot; he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UN CONVOY HIT</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Israeli forces also fired warning shots at a convoy of Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Wednesday, damaging at least one vehicle but causing no injuries, the Italian government said.</p><p>Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the incident was &quot;unacceptable&quot; while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the government was seeking clarification from the Israeli ambassador.</p><p>&quot;To reiterate, Italian soldiers in Lebanon are not to be touched,&quot; Tajani told parliament.</p><p>An Italian convoy from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was carrying personnel from the town of Shama to Beirut when it was targeted by warning shots fired by the Israeli Defense Forces, Crosetto said in a statement.</p><p>The convoy immediately stopped and returned to base.</p><p>Speaking to parliament earlier, Tajani said only one vehicle had been damaged, but Crosetto spoke of &quot;minor damage to the vehicles.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It is unacceptable that Italian soldiers deployed under the UN flag, tasked exclusively with guaranteeing peace and stability, should be exposed to risky situations by the Israeli army,&quot; Crosetto added.</p><p>UNIFIL is a peacekeeping mission established in 1978 in southern Lebanon.</p><p>Italy currently has 754 troops in UNIFIL, the second-largest contingent after Indonesia&#x27;s 755, according to UN figures published March 30.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>LEBANON</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Israel has insisted that Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran.</p><p>On Wednesday, Israel said it had struck around 100 Hezbollah sites across Lebanon, describing the operation as the &quot;largest coordinated strike&quot; since the war with Iran began.</p><p>Three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon at the end of March, including two who died after an explosion struck a UNIFIL logistics convoy.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VLx13TM0g6M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/62i5byEpagE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Israel has insisted that Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran.</p>

Israel has insisted that Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran.

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Israel plans to 'sabotage' Iran truce with strikes on Lebanon: Iraq

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Published April 09, 2026 12:05 AM PHT

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