Israel said Iranian forces had for the first time fired long‑range missiles, expanding the risk of attacks beyond the Middle East, even as US President Donald Trump said Washington was considering "winding down" its military operation against Iran.

The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah early this morning, after calling on residents of several areas to evacuate.

Lebanon's health ministry says the war has killed more than 1,000 people in the country and displaced more than one million people.

March 21 - The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, after issuing an evacuation warning for seven neighborhoods in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French FM expresses concerns over possible IDF invasion of Lebanon as Sa’ar tells him Israel ‘will act decisively against’ enemies; one said killed in Israeli strike

Homes hit in Metula and Safed, but none hurt; army says soldiers operating across the border exchanged fire with terror operatives, killing several