The Israeli military said it began “a wave of strikes” hours after telling civilians living in a large swathe of southern Lebanon to leave their homes immediately.

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From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC’s Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun battle.

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Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.

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Explosions and rising smoke can be seen in Beirut after Israel began striking what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country.

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Iranian Americans in Los Angeles dance in the streets on day two of the conflict.

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At least nine people have been killed and 27 injured in a missile strike on the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, emergency services say.

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After Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office on Saturday morning during a US-Israel attack, there were celebrations in several cities.

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Iran launched retaliatory attacks in the Middle East after US-Israel strikes across the country.

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People in the UK, Spain and the United States celebrated on Saturday following news of the strikes.

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The Qataris, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan say they have been intercepting missiles fired from Iran at US military bases on their territory.

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The BBC’s John Donnison was reporting live from Jerusalem when emergency alerts sounded from his phone.

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British woman detained by Iran says it was hard to remain positive in prison, hours before she and her husband were sentenced to 10 years for espionage.

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Lyse Doucet is in Iran for the first time since the crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests.

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Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where she says the pain is still raw after unprecedented force was used to put down the protests there.

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More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.

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Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

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John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.

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BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

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He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran’s authoritarian regime to continue.

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Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, have told BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday.

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