The war between the United States, Israel and Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday with fresh strikes, drone attacks and widening regional fallout. Fi.

Israel, which has kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched multiple waves of strikes this week across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas.

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reports at least 217 deaths and 798 injuries this week, with around 95,000 people displaced. Strikes have affected multiple towns, including Srifa and Sidon, with residents fleeing amid chaos.

Israel escalated its military actions by striking targets in Lebanon and Tehran while Iran retaliated against a desalination plant in Bahrain, intensifying the ongoing conflict in the region.

US Central Command says the service member was wounded during Iran's initial attacks across the Middle East last week.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country would cease its attacks on neighboring nations unless it was hit first. He also dismissed President Donald Trump's call for an "unconditional surrender” as Operation Epic Fury continues.

Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

Israel's military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of strikes to the heart of