Israel's military carried out an airborne operation that ​dropped troops into a town in eastern Lebanon overnight, residents and Lebanese state media said on ‌Saturday, as heavy Israeli strikes on the area left more than a dozen people dead.

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia are the latest signs of the expanding reach of the war in the Middle East.

Israel and Hezbollah have repeatedly traded blows over the past few decades with tensions ramping up as recently as 2023. The militant group sent a barrage of rockets towards Israeli-occupied positions in the Shebaa Farms the day after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks, sparking fresh conflict between the two sides.

Powerful explosions have been reported across the Iranian capital on Friday, as the US-Israeli war with Iran continued for a seventh day. People in Tehran described hearing "constant explosions" overnight as the Israeli military (IDF) said it had begun a new phase in the war targeting what it called "regime infrastructure".

Across Iran’s capital, explosions rang out overnight as the U.S. and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes. Iran and its allies have hit back against Israel and neighboring Gulf states.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries. There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the U.S. air campaign against Iran would “surge dramatically.”

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran won’t attack first - but Qatar defence ministry says it has intercepted a missile.

House lawmakers narrowly rejected a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure.