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21:12 - Iran's FM: No plans to close Hormuz Straits, regime doesn't ask for negotiations

Speaking to NBS News, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the regime is not asking for negotiations with U.S. but also doesn't plan to close the Strait of Hormuz for now, contradicting statements by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

“We are not asking for a ceasefire. We don’t see any reason why we should negotiate with the US… We negotiated with them twice and every time they attacked us in the middle of negotiations,” Araghchi said.

Regarding the strategically important straits, he said, “We have no intention to close it right now but as the war continues, we will consider every scenario.”


18:24 - Holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City will remain closed due to Iran war

The head of Israel's Civil Administration, Brig.-Gen. Hisham Ibrahim, announced that in accordance with the instructions of the Home Front Command, the holy places in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow.

"The State of Israel is committed to freedom of worship and religion, a commitment that was fully maintained during the first two weeks of the month of Ramadan," the statement said. "But the Iranian-led axis of death endangers everyone's lives. In order to protect human life, all the holy places in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall, the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Temple Mount) and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, will remain closed tomorrow and worshippers and visitors of all faiths will not be allowed to enter."

18:05 - Missile and drone strikes reported in Bahrain

Reports on social media indicate a series of ballistic missile and drone strikes in Bahrain over the past hour.

Ballistic missiles targeted the Juffair naval base.

A short time later, drones and missiles were reported striking an oil processing facility run by the Bahrain Petroleum Company.

18:00 - Poll shows Netanyahu's Likud increases seats in next election following Iran war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party would increase from 27 seats last week to a projected 31 seats in the Knesset according to a poll conducted by Zman Yisrael, a sister site to The Times of Israel. It was the first poll conducted since the start of the Iran war.

However, the report stated that the increase in Likud seats would appear to come at the expense of other coalition parties and not improve the coalition's overall performance in elections.

17:20 - Israel kills Hamas commander in Tripoli, Lebanon

The IDF announced a few minutes ago that it had eliminated a Hamas commander responsible for training operatives in Lebanon.

The Israeli Navy struck and eliminated terrorist Wasim Attallah Ali in the area of Tripoli. He reportedly served as a Hamas commander responsible for training and exercises for the organization’s military wing in Lebanon.

17:15 - Next phase of Iran war will target underground missile sites

The war in Iran is entering a second phase that will see Israeli fighter jets attacking ballistic missile sites buried ​deep underground, two sources familiar with Israel's military campaign told Reuters.

Israel aims to neutralize the Islamic Republic's ability to launch ballistic missiles at Israel by the end of the war, one source said.

An earlier IDF statement said the Israel Air Force struck "an underground infrastructure site used by the Iranian regime to store ballistic missiles and storage sites for missiles intended for use against aircraft."

This is the first time the IDF announced such a strike on one of the regime's heavily fortified underground missile facilities.

16:40 - Finance Minister Smotrich says Dahiyeh will look like Khan Younis

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich toured the northern border on Thursday, Ynet News reported, and said that "Hezbollah made a mistake and it will pay dearly for it."

"We are cutting off the head of the octopus in Iran, and at the same time we are cutting off Hezbollah's arm," Smotrich said.

"Two years ago, we evacuated the residents of the north. Today, we issued evacuation notices to the residents of southern Lebanon and the Dahiyeh district, while on the Israeli side, the communities are flourishing and thriving again," Smotrich said. "Very soon Dahiyeh will look like Khan Younis," he added, making a reference to the Gaza neighborhood which was one of Hamas' main strongholds.

16:25 - FM Sa'ar speaks with Azerbaijani counterpart following drone strike

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar conducted a call with his Azerbaijani counterpart today, following the drone strikes in that country, and Israeli partner.

"I spoke with my friend, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Bayramov Jeyhun," Sa'ar wrote on social media. "I condemned Iran's overt and deliberate aggression against Azerbaijan. This aggression against it and against other countries in the region is completely unacceptable and proves once again that the Iranian regime is mad and unrestrained. Israel is determined to continue the military operation until achieving its objective."

16:20 - Starmer says Britain to send 4 fighter planes to Qatar

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a statement to the media, saying Britain would send four additional Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar.

"We will maintain this shield over British people in the region and our allies," Starmer said.

16:18 - IAF has struck over 300 missile launchers since start of war

The Israeli Air Force has struck hundreds of launch sites and neutralized more than 300 ballistic missile launchers, the IDF announced today.

The IAF completed the 113th wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime targets in western and central Iran this morning.

Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, over 300 missile launchers and defense systems were struck throughout Iran, with emphasis on western Iran, in order to further expand aerial superiority over Iran and minimize the scale of launches toward the State of Israel, the military said.

16:10 - Hezbollah fighters returning to southern Lebanon to confront IDF

Reuters reports that Hezbollah has deployed elite Radwan Force fighters to confront IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon.

The Radwan Force was moved north of the Litani River following the Lebanon Ceasefire agreement in November 2024. However, with IDF soldiers entering Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, the elite terror unit has been ordered to try to halt the progress of Israeli forces.

15:55 - Iranian military launches drone attack on US base in Erbil

The Iranian military said in a statement broadcast on state television that it had launched a drone attack against U.S. forces based in Erbil, Iraq.

15: 48 - US CENTCOM says Iran's ability to target US and partners is declining

15:30 - 20,000 Israelis have returned since outbreak of war

The Transportation Ministry said that over 20,000 Israelis who were stranded abroad with the outbreak of military operations in Iran have returned to Israel.

This refers to Israelis returning via land border crossings and maritime routes, as repatriation flights only began early this morning.

The ministry estimates that around 120,000 Israelis are still stranded abroad.

15:15 - WATCH: IDF publishes first-ever documentation of fighter jet refueling

Revealing its first-ever documentation of fighter jet refueling, the IDF said around 550 refueling operations have been completed, transferring about 5 million pounds of fuel since the start of Operation Roaring Lion.

15:00 - Lebanon orders arrest of all IRGC operatives in the country

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam ordered for a ban on all military activity by the IRGC and the arrest of all its operatives as a step toward their deportation from Lebanon, the country's information minister said.

Additionally, Lebanon’s cabinet decided that Iranians will no longer have visa-free entry to Lebanon.

14:40 - IDF orders unprecedented evacuation of southern Beirut neighborhood

The IDF Arabic spokesperson issued an unprecedented evacuation notice of the entire neighborhood of Dahiyeh, stronghold of Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

This comes after Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed said more than 80,000 have registered in shelters after fleeing southern Lebanon since Hezbollah entered the fighting, per local reports.

14:00 - US denies Iranian claims that fighter jet was shot down

U.S. Central Command denied the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's claim to have shot down a two-seat American F-15 fighter jet near Iran's southwestern border.

13:32 - Iran denies responsibility for drone attack on Azerbaijani territory, blames Israel

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said he was unfamiliar with the claim that the Iranian regime was responsible for a drone attack on the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan.

"I heard about this incident from you, and I need to examine the source of the report in order to respond further," he told the Azerbaijani outlet ANEWZ.

The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces also denied the attack, stating, "Iran respects the sovereignty of all countries, especially Muslim and neighboring ones. This is a fabrication by the Zionist regime intended to destroy relations between Muslim states. According to the investigations that have been conducted, this action was carried out by the Zionist regime in order to blame Iran."

12:51 - WATCH: IDF eliminates Hezbollah terror cell in southern Lebanon

"Overnight, IDF troops identified several Hezbollah terrorists who entered a structure used by the organization as a command center in the area where IDF troops are operating in southern Lebanon. Following the identification, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated the terrorists," the military said.

"The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel."

12:44 - IDF intercepts 10-rocket barrage fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon

Hezbollah fired around 10 rockets at northern Israel, triggering alarms in the Galilee "Panhandle" and Western Galilee, the IDF said.

According to the military, some of the rockets were shot down while the others were allowed to hit open areas “according to protocol.” There were no reports of injuries or significant damage.


12:36 - Qatar confirms new attacks from Iran

The Qatari Defense Ministry confirmed that the Iranian regime had launched a wave of strikes against its country, adding that its air defense systems were working to intercept the threat. 

Earlier, Reuters reported that several explosions in the capital, Doha.

"The Ministry also urges citizens, residents, and visitors to remain calm, adhere to official instructions issued by the security authorities, avoid rumors, and rely solely on information released through official channels," the ministry said.

11:59 - Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands are sending warships to protect Cyprus

Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands are sending warships to the Eastern Mediterranean to protect Cyprus in the coming days, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told the Italian parliament.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told radio station RTL 102.5 earlier, "Like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, Italy intends to send assistance to Gulf countries, specifically in the field of defense and in particular air defense."

She noted that the main motive was to protect the tens of thousands of Italians living the in the Gulf countries, as well as the around 2,000 Italian troops deployed there.

11:20 - IDF strikes missile launch sites both above and below ground

The Israeli Air Force completed another wave of airstrikes against regime targets in Tehran, the military announced.

"As part of the strikes, the IDF struck infrastructure belonging to the Iranian terror regime’s ballistic missile array. Among the targets struck: an underground infrastructure site used by the Iranian regime to store ballistic missiles and storage sites for missiles intended for use against aircraft."

"Additionally, the IDF struck several launch sites of long-range ballistic missiles that posed a real and immediate threat to the State of Israel and its civilians."

"During the strikes, an Israeli Air Force fighter jet identified several Iranian regime operatives operating a loaded missile launcher intended to be used against aircraft. The fighter jet struck the launcher and the operatives, thwarting the launches toward Israeli aircraft operating over Iran."


10:50 - Azerbaijan confirms Iranian drone attack on airport, demands clarification

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry confirmed that its territory was attacked with two Iranian drones, marking the first involvement of the country in the current war, and summoned the Iranian ambassador for a clarification.

"On March 5, around noon, drone attacks were carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic," the ministry said, confirming earlier reports.

"One drone crashed into the terminal building of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Airport, and another drone crashed near a school building in the village of Shekarabad."  The city of Nakhchivan lies directly on the border with the northwestern part of Iran.

The statement "strongly" condemned the attacks that injured two civilians and damaged the airport, threatening it "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures."

10:27 - WATCH: Israeli F-35 achieves first air kill, shoots down Iranian fighter jet

The Israeli military released visual and audio footage captured from the F-35 fighter jet that shot down an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet on Wednesday, the first time in history that an F-35 jet has shot down a manned, hostile aircraft.

"I carried out [the task], the target has fallen, I'm continuing to the attack," the pilot can be heard saying in the short clip.

10:03 - Another Iranian ship is currently off Sri Lanka's coast, request to dock was refused

The day after the U.S. announced a submarine had sunk an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan cabinet said that another Iranian vessel is currently staying in the territorial waters of the country after its request to dock was refused on Wednesday.

He didn't specify whether the ship was military or commercial, adding that Sri Lanka is providing some humanitarian assistance. Two officials said the ship is around 30 km south of the capital Colombo.

09:26 - US War Sec Hegseth tells Israeli DM Katz: 'Keep going, we are with you'

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz held an overnight phone call with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, expressing condolences over the deaths of six American soldiers in the ongoing conflict and vowing Israel is doing everything possible to help protect the safety of U.S. forces in the region.

Katz also thanked President Trump for his strong support for Israel and said that the cooperation between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “changing regional and global history.”

Likewise, he thanked Hegseth for his "strong support and for the extensive assistance" in defending Israeli civilians

Hegseth, in turn, thanked Katz for the condolences and praised the unprecedented cooperation between the militaries and the capabilities of the Israeli Defense Forces, adding, "Keep going to the end – we are with you."

05:15 - 3 killed in Israeli drone strike on vehicle in Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on a coastal highway in southern Lebanon, killing three people, Lebanese media reported.

05:10 - Iran claims fresh wave of attacks on U.S. sites in Middle East

Iranian state television announced that regime forces started a new wave of attacks Thursday morning, targeting Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.

04:05 - Alarms sound in Jerusalem area, central Judea and Samaria

Sirens sounded in the Jerusalem area and in Judea and Samaria after the identification of ballistic missiles fired from Iran.

03:35 - US begins charter flights to evacuate American citizens from Middle East

The U.S. State Department says it has begun to operate charter flights for American citizens stranded in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war.

The department said Wednesday that one plane has already departed Middle East.

The department said it is arranging charter aircraft from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.

03:25 - Ship attacked off the coast of Kuwait

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center, which is run by the British military, reported an attack on a tanker off the coast of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf.

According to the UKMTO report, a tanker came under attack, and a small vessel was seen leaving the area after the explosion.

Iran is believed to be behind the attack, with similar attacks happening in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman since the start of the war.

03:12 - Qatar evacuates areas near US embassy

Qatar’s Interior Ministry said early Thursday morning that authorities had begun evacuating residents near the U.S. embassy in Doha as a temporary precaution.

No further details or threats were immediately reported.

03:10 - Sirens sound in central Israel

Sirens sounded in the regions of Gush Dan, the Sharon, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, following the identification of a barrage of missiles from Iran.

02:51 - Sirens sound in northern communities

Sirens sounded in Metula, Maayan Baruch, Misgav Am, Tel Hai, Kfar Yovel, Kfar Giladi, and Ghajar in apparent Hezbollah retaliation for strikes carried out earlier this morning.

02:50 - Reports of casualties in IDF strike in Tripoli

Lebanese media reported fatalities in a strike on an apartment in the al-Badawi refugee camp in the northern city of Tripoli.

02:28 - Sirens sound across country after barrage from Iran

Sirens sounded in dozens of communities across the country following the identification of ballistic missile launches from Iran. Several interceptors were fired at the missiles.

01:05 - Reports of IDF strikes in Dahiyeh and southern Lebanon

Lebanese media reported IDF strikes in the village of Tulin and Majdal Salem in southern Lebanon, and additional strikes in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut.

01:00 - Saudi Ministry of Defense says 3 cruise missiles intercepted

The Ministry of Defense for Saudi Arabia says the country has intercepted three cruise missiles outside the city of Al-Kharj.

00:48 - US Senate supports Trump in war powers vote

The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for any future military action against Iran. The Senate voted 53 to 47 against the requirement. Republican Senator Rand Paul voted in favor of the bill, while Democratic Senator John Fetterman voted against it. A similar bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives.

00:30 - Lebanese media report strikes in Dahiyeh

Lebanese media reported Israeli airstrikes in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.

00:19 - Iran threatens to strike Dimona nuclear site

Iran has threatened to target the ‌Israeli nuclear ​site ​of Dimona if ⁠Israel ​and the ​U.S. seek regime change ​in ​the Islamic Republic, the regime-linked ⁠ISNA news agency ​reported ​on ⁠Wednesday night, citing ​an ​Iranian ⁠military official.

00:10 - IDF issues evacuation warning in Beirut

IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee issued an urgent evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburbs of Haret Hreik.

"For everyone present in the building marked in red according to the map displayed, and the adjacent buildings: You are located near facilities affiliated with Hezbollah," he warned. "For your safety and the safety of your family members, you are required to evacuate these buildings immediately and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 meters, as shown on the map."

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