The Israeli military deployed additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military spokesperson on Tuesday (3 March) described as "defensive positions" aimed at protecting Israeli civilians and strategic sites from potential Hezbollah attacks.
"We're only at the borderline area in a defensive manner to prevent attacks against civilians and very strategic important points," Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing with reporters.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had authorised the military to advance and take control of additional positions inside Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel late on Sunday. Hezbollah said the launches were in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
Later, several Iranian missiles were launched towards Israel, with fragments landing in various locations but causing no reported injuries. Two drones also struck the U.S. embassy in Riyadh. The embassy there, along with the U.S. embassy in Kuwait, will remain closed on Tuesday.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had destroyed a U.S. base in Bahrain, while a pro-Iranian militia in Iraq claimed responsibility for a drone attack on another U.S. base in Erbil.
Amid rising tensions, the U.S. Department of State ordered non-essential personnel and their families to leave Iraq, Jordan and Bahrain, and urged American citizens to depart from around 40 countries across the Middle East.
Iran also announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would target any vessel attempting to pass through. The escalation has raised concerns about the scale of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities and the potential for further regional instability.
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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thousands of young Georgians leave the country each year in search of better economic opportunities, with many moving west. As questions grow over Georgia’s European path, AnewZ spoke to people who have emigrated about what it would take for them to return.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
Pakistan and Oman called for restraint and diplomacy on Wednesday as they discussed the U.S.-Iran conflict, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and threats to vital Gulf shipping routes, with Muscat praising Islamabad’s mediation efforts.
Armenia and Russia have agreed to establish a joint working group to tackle railway infrastructure problems as Yerevan considers changes to Russian management and pushes ahead with plans to restore regional transport links.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Georgia and Uzbekistan are aiming to nearly quadruple annual trade to $1 billion, up from $267.6 million in 2025, as the two countries seek to strengthen economic ties and expand transport links.
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