17:29 GMT
The death toll continues to climb in Lebanon as the Israeli army continues its invasion. More than 1,200 people have been killed over the past four weeks, the Lebanese authorities have said.
The toll includes 124 children, with more than 3,500 people wounded, the Health Ministry added in a statement.
On Saturday and Sunday alone, 49 people were killed, including ten rescue workers and three journalists.
17:05 GMT
Four people were injured from falling debris in the Beersheba area in southern Israel, following the Iranian attack there, Ynet has reported.
Nine others are being treated for anxiety, according to Israel’s emergency service.
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A chemical plant was hit by an Iranian missile in the attack earlier today, with authorities warning residents nearby to remain indoors because of fears over a hazardous leak.
16:43 GMT
The Philippines should boot US military bases out of the country because they will be used “for the US to wage its illegal and genocidal wars in the Middle East, what it did in Venezuela, what it’s doing in Palestine with Israel,” Philippines Congressman Antonio Tinio has told RT.
“This will be used in the war with China that the US is preparing. US troops and weapon systems, more advanced weapon systems, including missile systems that can reach mainland China itself,” he added.
16:20 GMT
Trump’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has admitted it is “difficult to understand or justify” the authorities prohibiting the celebration of mass by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
“Israel has indicated it will work with the Patriarch to accommodate a safe means of carrying out Holy Week activities,” he wrote in an X post.
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15:44 GMT
Ten Kuwaiti military personnel were injured in an Iranian attack on an army camp in the country, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense.
The statement said the injured are receiving medical treatment and that there was also “material damage at the site.”
Over the past 24 hours, 14 ballistic missiles and 12 drones have been detected in Kuwaiti airspace, according to the spokesman.
15:28 GMT
A summit between the foreign ministers of Egypt, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, held in Islamabad, Pakistan, has ended, according to CNN.
The meeting was reportedly attended by Pakistan’s intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Muhammad Asim Malik, one of the Pakistani officials who has engaged with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to mediate the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
15:14 GMT
A senior UAE official has demanded that Iran pay compensation for the damage its strikes have caused to the country.
“Any political solution addressing Iran’s aggression against the Gulf Arab states must include clear guarantees to prevent future attacks,” Anwar Gargesh, adviser to the Emirati president, wrote on X on Sunday.
https://x.com/AnwarGargash/status/2038205532255953326
Iran has demanded compensation from the US and Israel for war damage from the conflict, which is now in its 30th day.
14:56 GMT
At least 250 students and teachers have been killed and 600 educational facilities targeted since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, IRNA news agency has said, citing Iran’s Education Ministry.
184 students and teachers have also been wounded in the attacks.
14:51 GMT
France has denounced two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Israel, accusing the militia of escalating tensions in the Middle East by entering the US-Israeli war on Iran.
”The Houthis should abstain from all attacks,” French Foreign Ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux said, accusing the rebels of being “irresponsible.”