BEIRUT, April 9 -- Israel carried out its heaviest attacks on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah began last month, killing more than 250 people and wounding over 1,100 on Wednesday, while the Iran-aligned group launched rockets into northern Israel following a brief pause under the US-Iran two-week ceasefire.

According to Reuters, Lebanon's civil defence reported 254 fatalities, with 91 in the capital, Beirut. The Lebanese health ministry recorded 182 deaths nationwide, noting the figures were preliminary.

The strikes, described by the Israeli military as the largest coordinated assault of the war, targeted over 100 Hezbollah command centres and military sites across Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon within ten minut...