Ten countries have been attacked after the US and Israel declared war on Iran
Across southern Lebanon and Beruit 31 people have been killed with 149 also injured due to strikes from Israel, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. It comes as tensions rise across the world with the US and Israel declaring war on Iran.
On Saturday, February 28 the United States and Israel launched a joint military attack on Iran following weeks of pressure from President Trump threatening action unless Iran’s leadership agreed to give up its nuclear programme.
Since the first US-Israel strike on Iran on Saturday 14 cities have been hit in Iran.
Striking back, Iran has launched strikes across nine countries including Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. An Iranian drone has also struck a runway at a UK military base in Cyprus.
Israel bombed Lebanon after Hezbollah – Lebanese paramilitary group – joined the war in the Middle East.
Reports from the IDF have claimed that a senior member of the militant group has been killed in the strikes.
Lebanon’s health ministry has confirmed the death of 31 people with over 100 injured as the Israeli military claim the attack on the country will last days.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said: “We have begun an offensive campaign against Hezbollah. We are not just on the defensive, now we go on the offence.
“We need to prepare for several days of fighting, many. We need strong defensive readiness and continuous offensive preparedness, in waves.”
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