LIVE: Operation Lion’s Roar/Epic Fury — March 8-9, 2026

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LEBANON: The IDF recently attacked infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Beirut.

ISRAEL: Red Alert missile launch, Pardes Hanna

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LEBANON: IDF Attack in Beirut suburbs, now

GULF: Qatar announced that it had repelled another Iranian missile attack on the country.

In Bahrain, several civilians were injured (one seriously) in an attack by Iranian drones

UAE: Explosions in Dubai, now

IRAQ: Reports of extensive air traffic over the Baghdad city area.

LEBANON: Another attack in the town of Joya in southern Lebanon, after being attacked several times today.

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LEBANON: Intensive flights of fighter jets and drones over the Lebanese Bekaa.

IRAN: Missile strikes and explosions continued to be reported in several Iranian cities on Sunday, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz and areas near Yazd.

ISRAEL: Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir: The campaign will continue for a long time. This is the war of our generation, and it is critical and decisive. It will determine our future and our security here for many years to come.

ISRAEL: Reports in Lebanon: Helicopters landed an Israeli force on the Lebanon-Syria border. The force is trying to make its way to the town of Al-Nabi Sheet, and Hezbollah militants are trying to prevent it from advancing by rocket fire. (Roi Qais Channel 11)

ISRAEL: Israeli skies just minutes ago.

USA: The war minister said: When you combine our air force with the air force of the Israel Defense Forces, it is not a fair fight, these are the two strongest air forces in the world, our capabilities are tremendous compared to the capabilities of Iran.

USA: Report from New York: The FBI has opened a terrorism investigation after an improvised explosive device, made from chemical materials, was found inside a parked vehicle near City Hall.

ISRAEL: Iranian “Splitting missile” in the skies of Israel: A woman in her 40s was moderately injured from interception debris in the center of the country, damage caused to several electrical infrastructures

ISRAEL: Reports in Lebanon: Helicopters landed an Israeli force on the Lebanon-Syria border. The force is trying to make its way to the town of Al-Nabi Sheet, and Hezbollah militants are trying to prevent it from advancing by rocket fire. (Roi Qais Channel 11)

ISRAEL: Israeli skies just minutes ago

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ISRAEL: Missile launches to the central region

ISRAEL: MDA Paramedics Spokesperson: Following the shooting towards the State of Israel. At this stage, no casualties are known.

USA: Trump: Short-term oil prices, which will drop quickly when the destruction of the Iranian nuclear threat is complete, are a very small price to pay for the US, the world, safety, and peace. Only fools would think otherwise! President DJT

ISRAEL: Sirens were activated in Sharon and Samaria following fire from Iran.

ISRAEL: Missile launches to the northern and central regions

CENTCOM: “The two best air forces in the world (🇺🇸 +🇮🇱) continue to demonstrate air superiority in the skies of Iran.”

IRAN: Reports of explosions in Shiraz, Karaj, and Zanjan in Iran

USA: Trump, in response to a question about whether the possibility of imposing sanctions on the Attorney General or on the President of the Supreme Court, Yitzhak Amit, was considered, replied: “I don’t want to say this, but I am ‘all-in’ on Bibi.”

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SAUDI ARABIA: Explosions in Saudi Arabia now

IRAN: IRGC statement: “Ready to fully obey and sacrifice our lives to the orders of the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei”

ISRAEL: Missiles shot at Israel’s south

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti army announced that it intercepted three ballistic missiles and two drones launched from Iran towards the kingdom

IRAN: Iranian media reports that Haj Ali Hashem, a senior Revolutionary Guards officer, was killed in an attack in Isfahan

IRAN: Explosions in Tehran reported

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Israel’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, does not rule out an Israeli ground operation to extract the enriched uranium from Iran: Our plan is to obtain it. It is a goal that must be achieved.

IRAN: Opponents of the regime in Iran renamed a street in honor of President Trump: Trump – keeps his word. He promises and delivers.

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LEBANON: Several attacks in southern Lebanon.

CENTCOM: Attempted targeted assassination: Attack on a vehicle between the Baghdad-Diyala highway in the Bahras area, eastern Iraq.

CENTCOM: An American soldier died yesterday from his wounds after being injured in an Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia during the first day of the war.

CENTCOM: We call on citizens in Iran to stay home. Hard work and action are on the way .

Arab-crime wave: Initial report: A northern city’s mayor and his deputy were shot. The shooing was in the Arab-Israeli city of Arrabe

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BREAKING: 5 senior Quds Commanders killed in IDF Beirut targeted attack

ISRAEL: The IDF destroyed the Air Force headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran. The headquarters operated the ballistic missile and drone commands, and it was responsible for planning the Iranian firing. Strikes against Basij offices are increasing. Much is done by drones inside Iran. Mossad affiliates?

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The UAE Ministry of Defense releases a video of its forces shooting down Iranian drones approaching the Emirati country

SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia says drone originating from Yemen intercepted and destroyed over Empty Quarter south of the country.

EUROPE: Frankfurt, Germany: Demonstration in support of the Ayatollah regime

AMIT SEGAL: Israel is preparing for another 5 weeks of war — until after Passover

Qatar to the Americans: We will expel the Hamas leadership from our territory after they refused to condemn the Iranian attacks (Ehud Yaari)
The IDF carried out more than 100 strikes in the last 24 hours across Lebanon, including a compound of the Radwan Force unit in Dahieh, Beirut. Additionally, a Hezbollah terrorist who was in close contact with elements of the Iranian Quds Force was eliminated.

LEBANON: Attack in the Lebanese Bekaa valley; also in Baalbek, deep Lebanon

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Israel and the USA are doing phenomenal work regarding striking the centers of protest suppression. The revolution is coming?
SAUDI ARABIA: At least two killed and 12 injured in Iranian ballistic missile strike in Al-Kharj city east of Riyadh. Al Arabiya reports that the injured are foreign workers – and the two dead are from India and Bangladesh

USA: Trump is considering sending special forces to Iran. The goal: capturing the enriched uranium stockpile (Bloomberg)
BREAKING-GAZA: The IDF attacked two Hamas militants who planned to carry out a sniper operation against our forces in the northern Gaza Strip in the immediate timeframe. REMINDER: The IDF eliminated a sniper in Gaza yesterday also.
IRAQ: France calls on its citizens to leave Iraq immediately

CENTCOM: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters issued a warning to the residents of Iran, calling on them to stay in their homes, noting that significant military actions may soon be carried out from populated locations from which launches were identified.

LEBANON: The IDF took control of radio frequencies in southern Lebanon – and broadcast instructions for the immediate evacuation of residents from southern Lebanon northward, beyond the Litani River.

ISRAEL: No missile hits or injuries in the last 2 attacks from Iran

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LEBANON: The IDF eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist cell in southern Lebanon. In the area where the cell operated, weapons, communication devices, and ammunition were found.

ISRAEL: RED ALERT: Missiles from Iran aimed at the Central region identified – 2nd wave

ISRAEL: Sirens going off now in Central Israel

ISRAEL: RED ALERT: Missiles from Iran aimed at the Central region identified

Urgent: The headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Isfahan, Shahin Shahr, is currently under bombardment.

CENTCOM: Centcom publishes footage of attacks on targets in Iran, including armored vehicles and more.

ISRAEL: The IDF recently began extensive strikes against the infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran and other areas in Iran.

IRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister to NBC: Russia is helping us in many ways

EUROPE: The British magazine The Sunday Times: Russian material was detected in a drone launched from Lebanon to the British base in Cyprus on 1.3

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RUSSIA: Report – Iranians who evacuated from Lebanon following Adrai’s warning have evacuated to Russia.

KUWAIT-IRAN: The Kuwait Interior Ministry announces that two officers in the Border Guard ranks were killed “in the line of duty”: one with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and the other with the rank of Major.

ISRAEL: RED ALERT: Missiles from Iran to the center of Israel

ISRAEL: Hostile aircraft intrusion in the north

ISRAEL: It has been cleared for publication that the name of the IDF fallen soldier, whose family has been notified, is: Master Sergeant Maher Khatar, 38 years old, from Majdal Shams, a combat engineering soldier in the 91st Division of the Combat Engineering Corps, who was killed in action in southern Lebanon.

ISRAEL: IDF: This morning, an unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted by an Air Force attack helicopter on the northern border. As part of the interception attempts, a few houses in the territory of the State of Israel were hit by artillery shells fired. No casualties. The event is under investigation.

IRAN: The new head of the military bureau of the supreme leader, who was appointed just a few days ago after the elimination of his predecessor in the opening strike, has been eliminated.

IRAN: Today’s documentation of the skyline in the capital Tehran and the dirt that gathered on vehicles in the capital, following last night’s air force attacks on oil facilities in Tehran and its surroundings – attacks that caused huge fires at the site.

ISRAEL: IDF Spokesperson: Rescue and relief forces of the Home Front Command, in cooperation with emergency organizations, are currently operating at impact sites in the center of the country.

ISRAEL: Initial report of injuries in latest attack from Iran on Israel: A man about 40 years old in serious condition, A man about 25 years old in moderate condition, A 56-year-old in mild condition

IRAQ: Reports of loud explosions in Erbil.

IRAN: The sound of explosions heard across the capital Tehran

EUROPE: Cyprus officially accuses Hezbollah: “The drones aimed at British bases in Cyprus were launched from Lebanon.”

LEBANON: In the past 24 hours, our forces struck more than 400 targets in western and central Iran, including ballistic missile launchers and weapons production sites.

UAE: An Israeli source confirms: The United Arab Emirates attacked a desalination facility in Iran.

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