The Israeli Foreign Ministry has portrayed massive attacks on targets of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia as a necessity, and sharply criticized the government of the neighbouring country on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, April 8, Israel launched a torrent of missiles aimed at sites Lebanon. They killed and injured hundreds. Here's what to know.

Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam asked the army and security forces to immediately begin reinforcing the full imposition of state authority over Beirut and to ‘monopolise weapons in the hands of legitimate authorities alone’.

President Trump said that any peace deal would not allow nuclear enrichment in Iran, and would need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as conflicting messages surface over the terms of the ceasefire.