Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:39am on 02 Mar 2026,Monday International
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 31 people, the Lebanese health ministry said. It added that 149 others were injured in Beirut and southern Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah continued cross-border fire as the war with Iran widened. Iranian strikes were reported in Bahrain and Dubai. An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia was seen on fire. In Kuwait, the military said “several” US fighter jets crashed. The crew were unharmed. The cause is under investigation. In Israel, nine people were killed in an Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh on Sunday. The Israeli military said it killed senior Iranian intelligence officials and struck the ministry headquarters in Tehran. (PC: X)
