Widespread Devastation Documented in Beirut After Israeli Strikes Raze Residential Buildings

Footage and on-the-ground reports documented widespread devastation across Beirut on April 8, 2026, as Israeli airstrikes reduced residential buildings to rubble in multiple neighborhoods. The documentation underscores that Israel's military campaign in Lebanon continues at significant intensity despite the US-Iran ceasefire — confirming Netanyahu's stated position that the truce does not cover Israeli operations against Hezbollah. The targeting of residential structures has drawn international condemnation and sharpened calls from France, the US, and other parties for Lebanon to be explicitly included in any ceasefire framework. Casualty figures from the latest strikes were not immediately available, but the scale of structural damage visible in footage suggests major displacement of civilian populations.