Thick black smoke billowed over Beirut on Wednesday (April 8) as civil defence teams worked to extinguish fires following Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital.

Ground footage showed damaged cars and rubble at the site of a strike, with flames of fire rising.

Even as Israel paused its attacks on Iran, it escalated its parallel war in Lebanon, launching what it described as its biggest strikes yet, which Lebanon's health minister said had caused hundreds of casualties.

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (APRIL 8, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF THICK BLACK SMOKE RISING OVER BEIRUT AFTER ISRAELI STRIKES / CARS AND MOTORBIKES DRIVING

2. FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE RISING / CIVIL DEFENCE MEMBERS WORKING TO EXTINGUISH FIRE

3. PEOPLE GATHERING AND CARS DRIVING NEXT TO FIRE ENGINES / PLUMES OF BLACK SMOKE RISING

4. PEOPLE WALKING ON RUBBLE AND ATOP DAMAGED CARS / SMOKE RISING / FIRST RESPONDERS ON SITE