Aounrd 6:30 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a car at Al-Nabulsi roundabout in the Sheikh Ijleen area in Gaza City. The car was being used by journalist Mohamed Washah, a correspodent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, who was killed on the spot along with another person. **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Mohamed Sameer Washah

The Israeli military announced the launch of Operation “Eternal Darkness”, describing it as its largest wave of strikes across Lebanon since the start of what it calls Operation “Roaring Lion”. According to the IDF, dozens of fighter jets struck more than 100 targets across Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon within approximately 10 minutes. The military said the strikes targeted Hezbollah positions, stating that the group is “embedded in the heart of civilian areas.” Lebanese media and emergency officials reported heavy casualties, with hospitals said to be overwhelmed and operating at full capacity. The head of the Red Cross in Lebanon told Al-Araby that at least 300 people had been killed or injured in the strikes on Beirut, where air raids caused widespread destruction. According to reports, homes, vehicles, and public spaces were among the sites hit. In a written statement, the head of Lebanon’s syndicate of doctors, Elias Chlela, urgently called for “all physicians from all specialities” to head to any hospital they could to offer help, with one of Beirut’s biggest hospitals saying it needed donations of all blood types. Separate Israeli strikes also killed Ghada Dayekh, a presenter with Sawt Al-Farah in Tyre, and Suzan Khalil, a reporter and presenter with Al-Manar TV and Al-Nour Radio. The timing of the strikes, coming shortly after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement overnight, has prompted intense reactions and speculation among observers about their broader regional implications. While Hezbollah had reportedly paused its attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with PBS that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire arrangement because of Hezbollah. **Israeli statements:** IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said that the northern campaign was far from over, adding: “This is not a closing blow. We will continue until we are stopped.” Defense Minister Israel Katz referred to the surprise blow and called it "the biggest concentrated blow that Hezbollah has suffered since Operation Beeper". Katz also said that "Naim Kasem did not understand what Nasrallah understood in his last moments". We warned that Hezbollah would pay a heavy price for its mission for Iran - and today we fulfilled another step in the promise. The personal turn of the arch-terrorist Naim Kasem will also come". The IDF emphasizes that despite the ceasefire, intelligence gathering and surveillance of Iran will continue unabated. "The working assumption is that we will have to return to the war in Iran in a short time", added the senior officer, "this is necessary for removing the threat to Israel. We will present the achievements to the public, and he will judge". **Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory on 8/4/2026:** 🟠 Airstrikes: **South:** Bint Jbeil Kfarsir Kfour Dbeine Nabatieh al-Fawqa Jmeijmeh Rihan Srifa Nabatieh Harouf Jbaa Ain Qana Zebdine Sharqiyah Mansouri Shabriha Dweir Kfarjouz Kfar Remman Jebchit Haboush Qasiba Louaizeh Sir al-Gharbiyah Sidon Sarafand Deir Zahrani Tyre Kherbet Selm Arab Salim Ansar Sharqiyah Zefta Sidon Houmine al-Tahta Jouaya Bisariyeh Deir Qanoun al-Nahr Sawaneh Qalila Haniyeh Sahl Qalila Kounine Between Haris and Hadatha Al-Bazouriyeh Arkay Al-Sultaniyeh Ansariyeh Adloun Batoulieh Arnoun Safad al-Batikh Deir Antar Briqaa Between Ansar and Abba Kafra Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh Yahmar Qaqaiyat al-Jisr Toul Maaroub Siddiqin Qlawieh Shaqra Al-Abbasiya Between Barashit and Beit Yahoun Jisr al-Qasmiyeh Al-Ghandouriyeh **Baalbek and the Bekaa:** Douris Shamshtar Al-Hermel Al-Karak Sahl Tariya Sahmar Mashghara Al-Qatrani Yahmar Al-Ahmadiyeh **Southern Suburbs and Beirut:** Al-Awza'i Bir Hassan - Al-Rahab Tallat al-Khayyat Hay al-Salloum Al-Shiyah - Maroun Misk Burj al-Barajneh - Al-Raml al-Aali Al-Manara Ain al-Mreisseh Corniche Al Mazraa Musaitbeh Al Basta Ain El Tineh **Mount Lebanon:** Shuwayfat (Al Umaraa District) Kayfoun Qmatiyeh Ain El Saydeh Aitat Souq El Gharb Aramoun (Al Bayader) Bshamoun (Al Madaris) **Drone strikes:** Sidon Al Qalila Qana Al Sma'iya Siddiqin Kfardounin Al Qasmiya Blat Al Shahabiya Zamriya-Marj Al Zuhour Kfar Melki Burj Qalawiya Al Kharayeb Deir Al Zahrani **Artillery shelling:** Kfar Aita El Jabal Haris Tibnin Zawtar Al Gharbiya Zawtar Al Sharqiya Majdal Selm Al Khiam Wadi Al Hujair Barashit Toulin Beit Yahoun Qabrikha Al Jmaijmeh Sahl Al Khiam Shaqra Dabbin Al-Mansouri

On April 7, 2026, Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday reportedly completely destroyed the Rafi-Nia Synagogue in Tehran. The strike took place at around 4:00 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT). Preliminary reports stated that the synagogue, located in the Iranian capital, was almost entirely reduced to rubble. Video footage released by IRNA showed a heavily destroyed building in a narrow alley, along with ongoing cleanup operations. The Rafi-Nia Synagogue as one of the most important gathering and celebration sites for Jews from Khorasan, the northeastern region of Iran. Built in the 20th century, it was mainly used by members of the Khorasani Jewish community. Judaism is one of Iran’s officially recognized minority religions, alongside Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity, each of which has representation in parliament. Although no official figures are publicly available, Iran is believed to be home to several thousand Jews, making it one of the largest Jewish communities in the Middle East outside Israel. The IDF does not immediately comment on the matter, and there is no independent confirmation of the claim. The Foreign Ministry is looking into the reports, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.

On April 7, 2026, in the middle of the night, Israeli forces raided the town of Jayyous, east of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank at around 2:00 AM from its eastern entrance and raided several homes, including that of Walid Mustafa Shamasneh. His wife, an elderly Palestinian woman, Sabriya Amin Shamasneh, 68, was abused and mistreated and subsequently died early Tuesday morning. Medical sources said that Shamasneh suffered a sudden heart attack during the raid and was rushed to Darwish Nazzal Governmental Hospital in Qalqilya, where she was pronounced dead. Israeli forces stormed the house courtyard and tried to enter by force, which caused panic among the residents. The elderly woman was shocked to find the soldiers in front of the door and was subjected to severe fear and distress as a result of the screaming before she fell to the ground and suffered a heart attack that killed her. Other testimonies insist on the brutality of the home invasion and on the fact that the residents were assaulted. Her husband, Hajj Walid Shamasneh, testifies that a soldier shocked her head against the wall and beat her with his weapon, leading to this heart attack : “He struck her with his weapon; her head hit the wall. I told him, ‘She’s dead,’ and he said, ‘Take her to the hospital,’ and they left.” **Name of the martyr:** Sabriya Amin Shamasneh, 68 years old

Around 1:30 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted a police checkpoint near Al-Shawwa square, eastern Gaza City, killing at least 4 men. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ahmad Abu Shawish 2. Muhammad Al-Suweirki 3. Ramzi Al-Shawwa 4. Mustafa Al-Sakani

On April 4, 2026, at 21:15, a group of settlers, supported by Israeli forces, entered citizens’ lands near the Al-Masbah area on the southern outskirts of Qusra. They opened fire randomly at residents who tried to confront them. During this attack, they surrounded the house of Yahya Mahmoud Hussein Abu Raida and attempted to storm it. At 22:25, settlers moved into the area between Qusra and Jalud, where they set fire to two poultry barns belonging to the Biladi Company, owned by Anwar Al-Faqih, a resident of Qatana in the Jerusalem Governorate. They also burned a truck loaded with poultry, which belonged to Bagis Abdul Qadir Al-Faqih, a resident of Khirbet Umm Al-Lahm in the Jerusalem Governorate. A group of Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli forces, abducted a Palestinian worker, Zaher Muhammad Mustafa Shanabla while he was working at a poultry farm located between the villages of Qusra and Jalud, south of Nablus. During these attacks, Shanabla was severely beaten, sustaining serious injuries. Fire rescue crews were subsequently blocked from reaching the scene to extinguish the fires. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that Shanabla was transported to the hospital after suffering a serious head wound as a result of the assault. He was in a coma in the ICU, fighting for his life. Earlier, a number of settlers had also attempted to attack homes in the western part of Qusra town, but were confronted by residents. Following these incidents, the Israeli army entered the area, firing tear gas canisters at citizens, causing several people to suffer from inhalation injuries. No arrests have been made. None of these settlers will face any consequences because Israeli settler terrorism in the West Bank is state-backed terror. BREAKING: Israeli settlers torch farms, assault youth in Qusra-Jalud corridor; young man missing The Jalud village council head confirmed settlers attacked the town’s outskirts, setting fire to a storage facility and a vehicle belonging to resident Imad Hammoud — the blaze was brought under control by residents.  Footage circulating showed masked settlers hurling stones on a road in Jalud, with separate video showing shattered windows and a car fully engulfed in flames. The IDF did not comment on the Jalud incidents.  Per the Israeli activist group Looking the Occupation in the Eye, soldiers present at the scene did not intervene — instead blocking the village entrance, delaying outside assistance.  In Qusra specifically, settlers invaded a home on the outskirts and beat a young man who attempted to stop them. The ATVs used by settler assailants appear to match vehicles gifted to illegal outposts by the Israeli government last year, with the stated purpose of expanding West Bank presence — flagged by activists as state-enabled infrastructure for violence.  The Qusra-Jalud corridor has been a recurring flashpoint — settlers shot dead a 28-year-old Palestinian man in Qusra as recently, making this the latest in a sustained campaign against the same cluster of villages, not an isolated incident. **Israeli spin:** Jerusalem post published an article exonarating the settlers and sperading the ususal hasbara : "Jewish settlers burn farms, buildings in West Bank as retaliation for Palestinian stone attack. The incident came after another Jewish settler was attacked after he accidentally entered Palestinian private property while going from Esh Kodesh to Ahiya. A settler from a nearby town had been previously attacked with stones by villagers of Qusra, according to Israeli public broadcaster KAN. He alleged that on his way from Esh Kodesh to Ahiya, he encountered a barbed wire barrier and was immediately attacked by a group of Palestinians. The report noted that the road he was taking, which he described as a shortcut to Ahiya, passed through Palestinian private property." **IDF statement:** "IDF forces rushed to the village area following a report of Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli civilians who entered the Palestinian village area," "Additional IDF and Border Guard forces rushed to the area of the villages of Qusra and Jalud, following a report of arson by Israeli civilians on the outskirts of the villages and an attack on a Palestinian who was injured and taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Upon their arrival, the forces worked to remove all Israeli civilians from the area. The incident is being investigated by the security forces," On April 6, during the night,

Around 6:15 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a car on Salah al-Din Street near the entrance to Al-Maghazi camp inc entral Gaza, killing at least one person. **Name of the martyr:** 1. Ali Ahmad Al-Amareen (36 y/o)

Around 5 pm, an Israeli aristrike taregted a group of people on Abu Sharkh intersection in North Gaza, injuring at least 6 people.

Early afternoon, Israeli gunfire on the eastern area of Khan Younis killed Muhammad Musa Rizq Al-Farra, a young man with special needs.

Around 1 am, Israeli gunfire killed young woman Rawan Fayyad, while she was sleeping in her tent in the eastern area of Al-Maghazi camp, central Gaza. Rawan had gotten married only 3 months prior to her murder. **Name of the martyr:** 1. Rawan Muhammad Abu Fayyad