Over 200 killed in IDF Wednesday strikes across Lebanon, health ministry says

Civil defense services reported over a thousand were wounded in the IDF's largest coordinated strike campaign since the start of the war. The Tasnim news agency reported Iran would withdraw from its cease-fire agreement if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued

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Civil defense services reported over a thousand were wounded in the IDF's largest coordinated strike campaign since the start of the war. The Tasnim news agency reported Iran would withdraw from its cease-fire agreement if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued

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08:24 AM • April 09 2026 IDT

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced on Thursday that the death toll from Wednesday's IDF strikes in the country had risen to 203, and stressed that the number could rise. Civil defense services reported that more than a thousand people were wounded.

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