Israeli strikes rain down on Lebanon as country celebrates Easter

Israeli strikes rain down on Lebanon as country celebrates Easter Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 04/05/2026 - 16:41 Lebanon is hit by some of the heaviest strikes since March Lebanese Maronite Christians pray during the Easter Sunday service at the Saint Antoine Church in Beirut on 5 April 2026 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP) Off Israeli strikes rained down across Lebanon on Sunday as the country experienced one of its heaviest nights of bombardment since Israel resumed its attacks in March. Several media outlets reported strikes in Beirut, while artillery shelling was also reported in southern Lebanon, with the most recent assault recorded in Tebnine, in Tyre. As Christians marked Easter Sunday in Lebanon, the country witnessed what news outlets have deemed one of the most violent days since the start of Israel's aggression in March.