Israel launches new attacks across Lebanon and Tehran

Israeli air strikes have rained down on three neighbourhoods in Beirut while Israeli army says it launched new attacks on the Iranian capital Tehran.
Missile and drone attacks continue to target the Gulf region and beyond, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait reporting interceptions.
Israeli forces abduct man from his home in southern Lebanon: Report
Israeli forces have abducted a Lebanese man after raiding his home in the village of Kfarchouba in the south of the country, the National News Agency is reporting.

The agency reported that the Israeli forces then withdrew to their positions on hills surrounding the town.
Iran risks becoming ‘global pariah’ if it fires on warships of other countries in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s move to threaten the Strait of Hormuz and influence global oil prices may be a “logical response” to its military imbalance with the US, but it risks backfiring if Washington and its allies move to secure the waterway, says Eli Bremer, US Republican strategist and Air Force veteran.

“The risk that they’re going to have is if Trump is able to bring in several other countries to work on this from a naval point of view,” Bremer told Al Jazeera.

That would force Iran to make “a really difficult decision”, he added.

“They’ve made a lot of enemies early in the war by firing on their neighbours. If they fire on warships of other countries outside the US who are escorting ships through the strait, then they risk really becoming a pariah globally despite the oil prices.”
Israeli issues new evacuation threat south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River
The Israeli army has told residents south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River to flee ahead of what it called a new military operation against Hezbollah.

“Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat vehicles is endangering their life,” its spokesperson said on X.
Tehran governor says 12,000 buildings damaged or destroyed in the capital
At least 12,000 housing units in Tehran have sustained partial or total damage due to the ongoing US-Israeli attack, according to the city’s governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamadian.

Mehr news agency quoted Motamadian as saying that affected residents of Tehran can file their compensation claims before the municipality office.
Iran says more than 50 heritage sites damaged in US-Israeli attacks
At least 56 museums, historical monuments and cultural sites in Iran have been damaged due to the ongoing US and Israel strikes in the country, according to the country’s heritage ministry.

Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted the ministry as saying that of the total of sites damaged, at least 19 were located in the capital Tehran, including the Golestan Palace, the Tehran Bazaar, as well as the former Senate building.

Previous reports said that heritage sites in the central city of Isfahan, including parts of the Imam Shah Mosque located in the historic UNESCO site of Nagsh-e-Jahan Square, were also damaged.

Saudi Arabia intercepts more drones
Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry says it has downed three more drones in its Eastern Province, hours after it said it downed over a dozen drones in the same region.
Israeli army division joins expanded ground ‘operations’ in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military’s Division 36 has joined expanded ground “operations” in southern Lebanon in recent days, the army says.

In a post on X, it said that Israeli forces had struck a number of targets in southern Lebanon prior to the division deploying in the area.
Israel says 3,530 people injured since start of war
Israel’s Health Ministry says that 3,530 people have been injured and brought to hospitals since the start of the war.

There are currently 86 people hospitalised, including eight in serious conditions, says the ministry.
Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisisThe UNHCR estimates that 3.2 million people have already been displaced in Iran February 28. For now, the number of people physically crossing Iran’s borders remains comparatively modest. But what could happen next has put Iran’s neighbours on high alert.