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PremiumIsrael-Iran war news Highlights: The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of villages and towns in southern Lebanon that are north of a United Nations-declared buffer zone established after the 2006 war. The warning issued on Thursday signaled a possible broadening of Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon, which until now has been confined to areas close to the border.
As the both sides continue to strike each other, Indian stock market crashed today amid weak global cues as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raised fears of an all-out war between Iran and Israel.
According to Tehran Times, strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs were carried out for the first time using Israeli naval vessels. Iran fired ballistic missiles in retaliation to killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, amplifying tensions in the Middle East that are increasingly marked by “escalation after escalation," as United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it.
"Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding, “Whoever attacks us, we attack them."
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said that he will not support an Israeli attack on sites related to Tehran's nuclear programme.
