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11-04-2026
TEHRAN: DOHA/ JERUSALEM/ ROME: Israeli forces have carried out a devastating bombardment across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people, hours after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
Lebanon’s Civil Defence said at least 254 people were killed and 1,165 others were wounded in air strikes that targeted areas in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, Mount Lebanon, Sidon, and several villages in southern Lebanon.
Here’s how the world has reacted to the attacks:
Lebanon
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called the attacks on densely populated areas a “full-fledged war crime.”
Hezbollah
The Lebanese armed group said it had a “right” to respond to the attacks.
“We affirm that the blood of the martyrs and the wounded will not be shed in vain, and that today’s massacres, like all acts of aggression and savage crimes, confirm our natural and legal right to resist the occupation and respond to its aggression.”
Israel
Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel “insisted on separating the war with Iran with the fighting in Lebanon in order to change the reality in Lebanon”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also told a news conference that Israel would “continue to strike” Lebanon as the US-Iran ceasefire did not apply to Hezbollah.
Iran
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that it will respond to the attacks on Lebanon if Israel does not stop the assault.
“The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the US court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments,” he added.
US
President Donald Trump told the US public broadcaster PBS that Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal with Iran due to Hezbollah.
“That’ll get taken care of too,” he reportedly said, adding: “That’s a separate skirmish.”
Qatar
The foreign ministry condemned the “brutal series” of Israeli attacks on Lebanon that had killed hundreds of people, calling the attacks a “dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the sister Lebanese Republic, the rules of international humanitarian law, and United Nations Security Council Resolution (1701).”
Egypt
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Israel’s attacks on Lebanon had a “premeditated intent” to undermine regional and international efforts to reduce escalation.
The ministry added that the attacks were an attempt by Israel to drag the region into “total chaos”.
Turkiye
The foreign ministry said in a statement that it “firmly” condemns Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
“These attacks are worsening the humanitarian situation in the country,” said the ministry. “The international community must act immediately to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon and protect civilians,” it added.
Spain
In a post on X, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Netanyahu’s “contempt for life and international law is intolerable” in light of the attacks. (Int’l News Desk)
