Israeli strike hits north Lebanon for first time,cuts off key crossing into Syria

Israeli strike hits north Lebanon for first time,cuts off key crossing into Syria

The US military said it carried out 15 strikes against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen.

  • byBassem Mroue

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Israel-Iran conflict live updates:Beirut comes under heavy missile fire;Australians urged to leave Lebanon

Israel-Iran conflict live updates:Beirut comes under heavy missile fire;Australians urged to leave Lebanon

Israeli strikes continue to rock Lebanon as Iran’s supreme leader expresses solidarity with Hezbollah and warns of further attacks against Israel. Follow our live coverage.

  • byEllen Connolly andMichaela Whitbourn
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF tells more Lebanese towns to evacuate amid ground invasion;Hamas head killed in West Bank strike

As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF tells more Lebanese towns to evacuate amid ground invasion;Hamas head killed in West Bank strike

The Middle East remains on high alert as the Israeli military orders evacuations from dozens of Lebanese towns and continues to bombard targets in Beirut.

  • byLynette Eyb,Angus Dalton andLachlan Abbott
On the ground in Beirut,in the aftermath of airstrikes

On the ground in Beirut,in the aftermath of airstrikes

Roads are empty. Streets quiet. In lieu of plastic bistro chairs,there are shards of glass and jagged chunks of concrete splayed across the pavement.

  • byChristina Goldbaum andHwaida Saad
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF strikes Beirut again;Israeli soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon

As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF strikes Beirut again;Israeli soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli and Hezbollah troops clashed on the ground in Lebanon on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation,saying Iran “made a big mistake”.

  • byEllen Connolly,Jessica McSweeney andLachlan Abbott
‘No’,US will not support attack on Iran’s nuclear sites

‘No’,US will not support attack on Iran’s nuclear sites

Joe Biden spoke out after Israel’s security cabinet was reported to have resolved to take direct military action against Iran,perhaps in the next few days.

  • byPaul Nuki
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‘Body parts everywhere’:Lebanon rescuers struggle under Israeli fire
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‘Body parts everywhere’:Lebanon rescuers struggle under Israeli fire

Israel’s intensified air campaign against Hezbollah has upended a country already grappling with multiple crises and personal losses.

  • bySarah el-Deeb
Iran’s critical blunder has only further deepened its strategic miscalculation

Iran’s critical blunder has only further deepened its strategic miscalculation

Rather than re-establishing deterrence,Khamenei and his IRGC lackies have invited retaliatory attacks on Iran,and risk getting drawn into a regional war in the process.

  • byKylie Moore-Gilbert
Israelis converge on downed Iranian missiles - to take pictures

Israelis converge on downed Iranian missiles - to take pictures

Curious onlookers came to look at the downed Iranian missiles,which crash-landed after being intercepted by Israel.

  • byChris Zappone
Iran’s leader warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him,sources say

Iran’s leader warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him,sources say

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is now deeply worried about Israeli infiltration of senior government ranks in Tehran,three Iranian sources said.

  • bySamia Nakhoul andLaila Bassam
Israel-Iran conflict as it happened:Tehran declares action against Israel over;Strikes in Lebanon and Gaza continue

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened:Tehran declares action against Israel over;Strikes in Lebanon and Gaza continue

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East,Iran launched a salvo of missiles at Israel after Israel killed the leadership of Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • byChris Zappone,Jessica McSweeney andLachlan Abbott