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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:52 PM Apr 8

Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire

BEIRUT, Lebanon—At 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Dalia, 38, was at a gym down the street from her home in the Karakas neighborhood in central Beirut when a series of massive airstrikes rocked the city.

One of the strikes hit just up the street, along the stretch of road between her apartment and the gym—a route she walks every day. The blast was so forceful it shook the building and left her ears ringing for hours. Her first thought was her daughter, who was at a basketball court across the street. When Dalia ran outside, she immediately saw thick smoke rising in the air. She sprinted to the court and found her daughter crying alongside other children.

“All the children were traumatized,” she said.

The strikes were part of a sweeping Israeli aerial bombardment campaign across Lebanon on Wednesday that came just hours after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement was announced by President Donald Trump. In a span of 10 minutes, Israel hit over 100 targets across the country, including many in densely populated neighborhoods of Beirut and its southern suburbs.

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-massive-airstrikes-lebanon-beirut-us-iran-ceasefire

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Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 8 OP
A massive strike where hundreds are killed gab13by13 Apr 8 #1
Israeli war crimes against civilian populations continue to grow. NoMoreRepugs Apr 8 #2

gab13by13

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1. A massive strike where hundreds are killed
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:55 PM
Apr 8

doesn't threaten a ceasefire, it violates it.

Words matter.

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