India, April 9 -- Hours after Israel launched its deadliest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah began last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah "wherever necessary."

The strikes were launched on busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The death toll from the strike is 250, as per news agency Reuters, while AP reported that fatalities are 182.

In response to the strikes against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, Tehran on Thursday closed the Strait of Hormuz again, news agency AP reported.

On Wednesday, Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for t...