Beirut's Black Wednesday: 100-site strike within hours of ceasefire

Israel struck more than 100 sites across central Beirut on April 8 under 'Operation Eternal Darkness,' killing 254 by Lebanon's count and 303 by UN estimates, with over 1,150 injured. By dawn April 9, Hezbollah fired retaliatory missiles at northern Israel, while the IDF killed Hezbollah secretary Ali Yusuf Harshi.