afternoon of April 8, 2026<\/a>, enemy forces launched over a hundred airstrikes in ten minutes across Beirut’s neighborhoods, the Bekaa Valley, and the south. The attacks came just hours after a ceasefire had been announced between the United States and Iran, at a moment when many Lebanese were allowing themselves to hope the worst was over. Instead, it became the deadliest single day of the war.<\/p> <\/p>