Some Israeli strikes also hit other parts of the Lebanese capital, with 12 people reportedly killed along the seafront.

Some Israeli strikes also hit other parts of the Lebanese capital, with 12 people reportedly killed along the seafront.

28 hurt in seafront attack targeting civilians, displaced families; death toll in Lebanon near 700.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said “it is a war we did not want; on the contrary, we are working day and night to bring it to an end.”

Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to expand operations and seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks. The Israeli military issued a call to evacuate ahead of the Beirut attack, after having also widened its evacuation warning for residents in southern Lebanon.

By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he

#Israel launched a new 'large-scale attack' against #Hezbollah targets late on March 11, following rocket fire from the militant group. It struck #Beirut's southern suburbs as well as the capital's city centre, for the second time in a day and the third time since the start of the #war.

Hezbollah fired 200 missiles and drones into Israel in what Israeli media called an integrated attack with Iran, prompting fierce Israeli Defense Forces strikes.

There is no question that Mr Netanyahu pushed hard for the current war. But Mr Trump launched the offensives because he believed them to be right. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Netanyahu claims Israel is "crushing" Iran and Hezbollah, urging Iranians to overthrow their regime amid escalating conflict.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israel is "crushing" Iran and Hezbollah, urging Iranians to overthrow their regime amid escalating conflict.

As American and Israeli strikes pound the Islamic Republic and Iran attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure with no sign of an end to the war, oil prices have soared back above $100 a barrel.