Israel Iran conflict highlights: Israel on alert ahead of Hamas attack anniversary

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Lebanese media reported that five Israeli airstrikes hit southern Beirut and its outskirts on Saturday, with four described as "very violent" following the Israeli army's call for residents to evacuate Hezbollah strongholds, according to AFP.

"Israeli enemy warplanes carried out four very violent strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs, and one strike on the Chweifat area," reported Lebanon's National News Agency, noting that ambulances were dispatched to the scene. AFP correspondents in Beirut heard several explosions, and footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the targeted locations.

srael Iran conflict live updates: On Saturday night, the Israeli army issued a new warning for residents to evacuate from Beirut's southern suburbs as it continued its strikes on Hezbollah positions in the Lebanese capital, AFP reported.

"For your safety and that of your family members, you must immediately evacuate the designated buildings and those adjacent to them and move away from them at least 500 meters," said spokesperson Avichay Adraee on social media, sharing satellite images that marked areas in the Burj el-Barajneh, Haret Hreik, and Chouaifat al-Amrussiya neighbourhoods.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities worldwide on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the conflict in Palestinian territories approaches one year.

This wave of global demonstrations began with pro-Palestinian gatherings in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, urging an end to the war, which has claimed nearly 42,000 lives in Gaza. Numerous protests and commemorative events are scheduled ahead of Monday’s anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel, which led to 1,205 deaths, mostly civilians, according to Israeli official data compiled by AFP.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: "The conflict (in West Asia) is widening. What we saw as a terrorist attack, then the response, then we saw what happened in Gaza, now we are seeing it in Lebanon, exchanges between Israel and Iran. The Houthis firing in the Red Sea, this is actually costing us," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: According to a statement by the Lebanese health ministry, 25 people were killed and 127 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Friday.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: As many as 229 Australian nationals have arrived in Cyprus, the Australian envoy said, as the Australian government began evacuating its citizens from conflict-hit Lebanon.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: “Muhammad Hussein Ali al-Mahmoud served as Hamas’ executive authority in Lebanon and directed terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria. He was responsible for Hamas’ entrenchment inside Lebanon, using it to supply weapons for rocket attacks against Israel and in attempts to manufacture advanced weaponry,” said IDF.

“Said Alaa Naif Ali carried out terrorist attacks against Israeli targets and worked to recruit Hamas operatives inside Lebanon,” it added.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: "So far, 215 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Lebanon in two batches under the organisation and arrangement of the Chinese government," China's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"The Chinese Embassy in Lebanon continues to carry out its mission in Lebanon and will continue to assist the Chinese citizens there in taking security measures," it added.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: "We've still got seats on airplanes organised by Canada. We encourage all Canadians to take seats on these airplanes and get out of Lebanon while they can," Justin Trudeau said at a summit of leaders from French-speaking countries in France.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: “Israel's decision to declare Secretary-General @antonioguterres persona non grata is troubling and regrettable. The @UN is vital for fostering unity and maintaining international peace and security. We urge a reversal of this decision and a renewed focus on peace efforts,” WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: "The IDF is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel," an Israeli official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: UK's Foreign Office said after a chartered flight leaves Beirut on Sunday, there are no more scheduled flights due to a ‘decrease in demand.’

“However, the situation will be kept under constant review as the UK urged all remaining British nationals who want to leave Lebanon to register with the government immediately,” it added.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: According to reports in Lebanese media, Hashem Safieddine, the next likely chief of Hezbollah, has been ‘unreachable’ since Friday, seemingly confirming his death in an Israeli airstrike on the Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Lebanon.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Amid reports Israel could target Iran's oil facilities, Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said he was ‘not worried’ about potential oil crisis in the Islamic Republic.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Israeli military's response to Iran's missile attack will be 'serious and significant,' according to reports in the Israeli media.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Hezbollah militants launched Fadi-1 rockets on Saturday at Israel's Ramat David air base near the northern city of Haifa, the Iran-backed group said in a statement.

The statement also said Hezbollah fighters hit an Israeli tank in south Lebanon, near the border, with a missile.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: In a post on X, the IDF said it struck ‘Hezbollah terrorists' operating within a command cente used to plan and execute terrorist attacks against Israel. The center was located inside a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital in southern Lebanon, it added.

Israel Iran conflict live updates:The British government has arranged for charter flights to depart from Lebanon on Sunday to help citizens evacuate from Lebanon amid deadly Israeli strikes.

"There are no more scheduled flights, although we will continue to keep this under review," stated Britain's foreign ministry in a Friday announcement.

More than 250 British nationals have already departed Lebanon on government-chartered flights.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 12 people have died in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Saturday, reported Al Jazeera.

A majority of the fatalities occurred after air strikes targeted the Nuseirat Palestinian refugee camps and other surrounding regions.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Saudi news outlet, Al Hadath has claimed that Israel has confirmed to them that Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hezbollah chief Hashem Saffiedine, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Lebanon.

The Israeli government or Hezbollah have not made any official statements yet.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 41,825 people have been killed in a year of conflict between Israel and Palestine.

The toll includes 23 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 96,910 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the conflict began.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel's foreign minister Katz posted a photo of Hashem Safieddine and Hassan Nasrallah on X on Saturday and urged Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei to "take your proxies and leave Lebanon."

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Israeli military said on Saturday that it managed to strike Hezbollah fighters inside a south Lebanon mosque.

"Overnight, with the direction of IDF (army) intelligence, the IAF (air force) struck Hezbollah terrorists who were operating within a command centre that was located inside a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital in southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The UN relief work agency posted on X and revealed that there had been an 82 per cent increase in the number of people in emergency shelters since September 30 in Lebanon.

UNRWA schools have also been under attack in Gaza, with over 140 schools being bombed.

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The director of Al-Abrar School in the town of al-Rafid in the Bekaa governorate was killed after Israeli aircraft targeted his home at dawn, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Israel has continued its strikes across Lebanon in order to root out Hezbollah operatives.