US-Israeli war with Iran enters day three as conflict widenspublished at 04:40 GMT 2 March
Image source, ReutersThe US-Israeli war with Iran has entered its third day, with the conflict spreading to Lebanon overnight as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire. Explosions were reported in southern Beirut, while Israel ordered residents of 50 towns and villages in Lebanon to leave ahead of strikes
Here are some recent major developments:
- Donald Trump has said "combat operations" against Iran will continue "until all of our objectives are achieved" in a video address
- He said there would "likely be more" US casualties after US Central Command confirmed that three US service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in an Iranian attack
- In the early hours of Monday Israel began launching strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after the militant group fired rockets at Israel
- Iranian officials have reported at least 153 people were killed after a strike on a girls' school, with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian calling the incident a "barbaric act"
- Iranian missiles have struck the city of Beit Shemesh killing at least nine people, according to Israel's ambulance service, the Magen David Adom. It is the deadliest attack on Israel since this war began
- The United Arab Emirates has reported three people have been killed since Saturday in Iran's retaliatory strikes, while explosions have also been reported in Bahrain, the Iraqi city of Erbil and Jordan
- Global oil prices jumped when markets opened in Asia on Monday morning
- UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK is going to allow the US to take defensive action from British military bases but "will not join offensive action now"
- The RAF has confirmed it is responding to a suspected drone strike on a base in Cyprus