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Grief and destruction in the Middle East amid Iran War ceasefire

April 22, 2026, 1:03 p.m. ET
See the trail of devastation and grief left by the Iran War that began on Feb. 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes, known as Operation Epic Fury, targeting Iranian military and government sites. A U.S.-Iran ceasefire, which also included Israel, began on April 7-8, 2026. Pictured here, mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
See the trail of devastation and grief left by the Iran War that began on Feb. 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes, known as Operation Epic Fury, targeting Iranian military and government sites.

A U.S.-Iran ceasefire, which also included Israel, began on April 7-8, 2026.

Pictured here, mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Marko Djurica, REUTERS
A woman mourns her relative Ali Ballout, a civil defence member killed during the conflict with Israel and exhumed from a temporary grave, during his funeral in his home village, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Aitit village, southern Lebanon, April 22, 2026.
A woman mourns her relative Ali Ballout, a civil defence member killed during the conflict with Israel and exhumed from a temporary grave, during his funeral in his home village, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Aitit village, southern Lebanon, April 22, 2026.
Zohra Bensemra, REUTERS
Diggers are used by rescue teams working to remove the rubble from a building previously hit by the Israeli army, in the southern Lebanese village of Hanaouay on April 22, 2026. Israel and Lebanon, which have no diplomatic relations, will hold fresh talks in Washington on April 23, 2026, a State Department official told AFP. Israel conducted huge airstrikes across Lebanon and invaded the south after Hezbollah entered the Middle East war in support of its backer Iran on March 2.
Diggers are used by rescue teams working to remove the rubble from a building previously hit by the Israeli army, in the southern Lebanese village of Hanaouay on April 22, 2026. Israel and Lebanon, which have no diplomatic relations, will hold fresh talks in Washington on April 23, 2026, a State Department official told AFP. Israel conducted huge airstrikes across Lebanon and invaded the south after Hezbollah entered the Middle East war in support of its backer Iran on March 2.
KAWNAT HAJU, AFP Via Getty Images
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Marko Djurica, REUTERS
Girls, who were displaced and returned during the 10-day ceasefire, walk near the graves of Hezbollah fighters killed by an Israeli strike as they visit the cemetery where their grandfather is buried, in Majdelzon village, southern Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Girls, who were displaced and returned during the 10-day ceasefire, walk near the graves of Hezbollah fighters killed by an Israeli strike as they visit the cemetery where their grandfather is buried, in Majdelzon village, southern Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Zohra Bensemra, REUTERS
Zahra Abukhalil mourns her husband, Mahmoud Reda Abukhalil, a Hezbollah fighter killed during the conflict with Israel, during his funeral, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Aitit, southern Lebanon, April 22, 2026.
Zahra Abukhalil mourns her husband, Mahmoud Reda Abukhalil, a Hezbollah fighter killed during the conflict with Israel, during his funeral, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Aitit, southern Lebanon, April 22, 2026.
Zohra Bensemra, REUTERS
Rubbles and debris are strewn along the road at the site of a home destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22, 2026. Israel's foreign minister on April 22, urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray on March 2.
Rubbles and debris are strewn along the road at the site of a home destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22, 2026. Israel's foreign minister on April 22, urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray on March 2.
KAWNAT HAJU, AFP Via Getty Images
A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22.
A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22.
ASIF HASSAN, AFP Via Getty Images
The remains of a home is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22, 2026. Israel's foreign minister on April 22, urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray on March 2.
The remains of a home is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on April 22, 2026. Israel's foreign minister on April 22, urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray on March 2.
KAWNAT HAJU, AFP Via Getty Images
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Marko Djurica, REUTERS
Mhamed, 34, and Taline 2.5 years old, ride a motorcycle past buildings damaged by an Israeli strike in Mansouri village, southern Lebanon, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, April 21, 2026.
Mhamed, 34, and Taline 2.5 years old, ride a motorcycle past buildings damaged by an Israeli strike in Mansouri village, southern Lebanon, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, April 21, 2026.
Zohra Bensemra, REUTERS
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Aziz Taher, REUTERS
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Aziz Taher, REUTERS
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.
Marko Djurica, REUTERS
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