From New York, this is Democracy Now.

I can't tell you how intense it was, how terrifying it was, how scary it was.

The sound was very loud, very terrifying and scary.

In a terrifying show of force, Israel bombs Lebanon over a hundred times in 10 minutes Wednesday, killing at least 250 people, injuring more than

a thousand. It's a major military escalation amidst the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

We'll go to Beirut for a report. Then, in response to Israel's assault on Lebanon, Iran's locked down the Strait of Hormuz,

but the United States is still claiming victory.

Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory.

We'll speak with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago.

His latest piece headlined,

The War is Turning Iran into a major world power.

And finally, what is the war meant for Gulf states that have

been on the front lines of the conflict?

Along with our Gulf partners, we've thus far intercepted 1,700 ballistic missiles and one-way

attack drones, defending our forces and our partners in the civilian population, and we remain

ready to do so should the need arise.

We'll speak with Yasmin Farouk of the International Crisis Group.

All that and more coming out.

Welcome to Democracy Now.

Democracy.org, the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

Lebanon's declared a day of national mourning after Israel launched its deadliest wave of

bombing since resuming large-scale attacks in early March. The devastating attacks began without

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