(260408) -- BEIRUT, April 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people extinguishing a fire caused by Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 8, 2026. So far, the Israeli strike on Wednesday across Lebanon has killed at least 254 people and injured 1,165 others, with densely populated neighborhoods in the capital, Beirut, among the hardest hit, according to the latest data provided by the Lebanese Civil Defense. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)