Rania Abushamala
April 08, 2026•Update: April 08, 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel on Wednesday of attacking “densely populated residential areas” despite ceasefire efforts.
In a statement on the US social media company X, Salam said Lebanon has welcomed a recent ceasefire announcement agreement between Iran and the US.
“While we intensified our efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Israel continued to escalate its attacks targeting densely populated residential areas that claimed the lives of innocent civilians throughout Lebanon, particularly in the capital, Beirut.”
The premier accused Israel of “disregarding all regional and international efforts to end the war.
Israel “blatantly violated the principles of international law and international humanitarian law, which it has never respected in the first place,” he said, calling on Lebanon’s friends “to stop these attacks by all available means.”
The Israeli army said Wednesday it struck more than 100 sites “within 10 minutes” across multiple areas in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon, in the “largest” coordinated strike since the start of the current offensive in Lebanon.
Israel has carried out airstrikes and a ground offensive in southern Lebanon since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2, despite a ceasefire that took effect in November 2024.
Lebanese authorities said that at least 1,530 people have since been killed and 4,812 others injured in the Israeli attacks.