Iran, Yemen and Israel
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Israel, as well as several Gulf states, reported fresh attacks on Monday, as the war in Iran stretches into its fifth week. The Israeli military instructed citizens to seek shelter until further
Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran deepens into a prolonged and widening regional conflict marked by missile strikes, drone attacks, naval threats and growing geopolitical fallout.
The Israeli military said it intercepted two drones fired from Yemen overnight. Yemen’s Houthi rebels joined the war on Saturday and have been firing at Israel since. The Houthis had previously held out joining the current conflict.
Yemen’s Houthis have launched their third wave of long-range missiles and drones targeting southern Israel. In a chilling video released by the group, the operation is described as coordinated with Iran and Hezbollah,
Hezbollah hit an Israeli tank with a first-person view drone, the first such use in Lebanon of a weapon that’s become a centerpiece of warfare in Ukraine. On Thursday, Hezbollah released footage of its FPV drone hunting and striking the turret of an Israeli military Merkava tank on Telegram.
An Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed a Hezbollah commander, the militant group confirmed in a statement.
US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington will destroy Iran's energy plants and oil wells if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone strike as it kept striking targets around the region.
The Israeli army said early Monday that it intercepted two drones launched from Yemen. Military spokeswoman Ella Waweya said the Israeli Air Force intercepted the two drones during the past hour. Israeli media earlier reported that sirens sounded in the southern city of Eilat over fears of a drone infiltration.
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Cheap and elusive, drones put incessant pressure on Israel’s evolving air defenses
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