Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks
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- Israeli air strikes killed at least eight people in Tyre and injured 32, according to Lebanon's health ministry, which said figures were provisional as rescuers searched rubble in the eastern al-Massaken al-Shaabiya area.
- The Israeli military issued an evacuation order for Tyre extending for the first time to the city's Christian quarter, alleging Hezbollah fighters were operating there; residents fled north with mattresses tied to car roofs.
- Netanyahu said Israel was holding fire "at the moment" and warned of "overwhelming force" if attacked again, defying Iran's warning to halt strikes in Lebanon after the two sides paused hostilities on Monday.
- Hezbollah said its fighters launched rockets at a new Israeli military site in Maroun al-Ras and targeted Israeli troops in Qantara and Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh with attack drones.
- Lebanon's health ministry reports at least 3,666 people killed since the war began March 2, with the UN stating almost one million remain displaced and 1.4 million need humanitarian aid.
- Israeli military chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir said forces were operating across several areas of southern Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure, including a drone strike in Kfar Roummane that killed two.
Why it matters: The UN says almost one million Lebanese — a fifth of the population — remain displaced, and the expansion of evacuation orders into Tyre's Christian quarter for the first time shows the campaign reaching neighborhoods previously spared. This directly complicates the April 16 US-brokered ceasefire, which the source notes has failed to halt the fighting.
