Overview
- Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday killed multiple civilians, damaged government buildings and destroyed an out‑of‑service hospital, Lebanon’s Health Ministry and rescue services said.
- Israel said the strikes targeted Hezbollah operatives, weapons storage and a command node after explosive drones were launched at Israeli forces near the Ali al‑Taher ridge.
- Iran warned it will declare a Gulf exclusion zone and said it fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, while Tehran also claimed it struck an unmanned U.S. boat—an attack the U.S. military did not confirm.
- U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in recent days and shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen to unusually low levels as insurers and operators avoid the waterway.
- A Houthi offensive in southwest Yemen has pushed the death toll past 300 and provoked cross‑border strikes into southern Saudi Arabia that injured scores of civilians, underscoring the conflict’s widening regional impact.