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Issued on: 08/04/2026 - 04:15Modified: 08/04/2026 - 16:29
First responders and residents stand amid rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood on April 8, 2026. ยฉ Ibrahim Amro, AFP
Lebanonโs health ministry said on Wednesday that a series of Israeli strikes across the country killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more as Iranian state TV said the country had intercepted an Israeli-made drone over a town in the south. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Yesterday's key developments:
โขย US President Donald Trump agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks".
โขย Iran said it would halt its own attacks on neighbouring countries if attacks against it stop and that safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz would be possible for two weeks in coordination with Iranian armed forces.
โข US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release of American journalistย Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week.
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