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The Israeli military issues an "urgent warning" to people in Tehran's District 3 that air strikes will hit "military infrastructure" in the area.
Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's Aegean Airlines said that it had cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including the early morning flight on July 12,
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsrael launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, south LebanonA series of Israeli strikes have targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, almost an hour after the Israeli army issued a forced evacuation order to residents in areas that it says held underground facilities used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah for drone production.
Iranian media report new Israeli attacks on the west of the country on Monday, after Iranian strikes broke through Israel's iron Dome defences overnight.
One of the most widely shared clips features a musician, either playing a saxophone or trumpet according to differing reports, entertaining guests on a hotel rooftop in Beirut. As music plays, partygoers rise from their seats to film missile trails streaking across the sky.
The airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, were some of the heaviest since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November.
Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah fought an escalating conflict for 13 months from 2023-24. It culminated in an intense Israeli bombing campaign and ground incursion into southern Lebanon in October.
Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon since the ceasefire, which Lebanon has said are in violation of the agreement. Israeli officials say the strikes are intended to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping after a war that took out much of its senior leadership and arsenal.
Arab states that once opposed Iran now condemn Israel’s June 13 strikes, reflecting shifting alliances and fears of regional escalation.