Civilians or Hezbollah: Who did Israel hit on Lebanon’s ‘Black Wednesday’?
Israel says it targeted Hezbollah, but experts say the evidence proves otherwise.
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On April 8, 2024, dubbed "Black Wednesday," Israel launched over 100 attacks in under 10 minutes across Lebanon, killing at least 357 people. While Israel claimed to have targeted and killed 250 Hezbollah operatives, human rights experts and UN investigators described the attacks as indiscriminate, noting they occurred in the middle of the day without warning when civilians were present, including in residential neighborhoods like Tallet el Khayat. The exact breakdown of civilian versus combatant casualties remains unclear, but multiple sources investigating the attacks suggest they showed recklessness in military conduct and may have directly targeted civilians.