AFP Smoke was seen rising from the Israeli town of Metula following a Hezbollah rocket attack on Thursday Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say – the deadliest such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four foreign agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a … Read more
Satellite images analyzed by BBC Verify show damage to multiple military sites in Iran from Israeli air strikes on Saturday. They include sites that experts say were used for missile production and air defense, including one previously linked to Iran’s nuclear program. Satellite imagery following the Israeli strikes reveals damage to buildings at what experts … Read more
“ Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Reforms to the UK’s fiscal rules should be used to invest in nurses, the head of the Royal College of Nursing has said, warning the sector could be forced to take further strike action. … Read more
Israel has launched a series of “precise” strikes against Iran, as reported by the Israel Defense Forces. Local media reported multiple explosions were heard early on Saturday in and around Tehran and Karaj. The IDF said the strikes came as the “regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel … Read more
Israel has carried out a series of air strikes in Lebanon targeting Hizbollah-affiliated financial institutions, escalating its offensive against the militant group. The strikes, aimed at disrupting Hizbollah’s economic “system and strongholds”, focused on branches of the al-Qard al-Hassan association. Lebanon’s state media reported that Israel conducted 11 strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other … Read more
US President Joe Biden stated that he and his wife Jill are mourning the lives lost and “praying for the injured and anyone still missing”. It is not yet clear what caused the collapse of the walkway, which connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore, according to local reports. … Read more