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Israel Army Says it Struck Hezbollah Infrastructure in South Lebanon

FILED - 10 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on alleged targets of Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa
FILED - 10 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on alleged targets of Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa
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Israel Army Says it Struck Hezbollah Infrastructure in South Lebanon

FILED - 10 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on alleged targets of Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa
FILED - 10 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on alleged targets of Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Israel's military said on Saturday that it carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon.

"In response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon," the Israeli army posted on Telegram, using its official acronym.

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire in November 2024 after a year of war, but Israel has continued regular strikes, saying it is enforcing ceasefire provisions against the group rearming.

Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have protested the strikes as ceasefire violations.

The Israeli strikes in south Lebanon took place as the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the biggest military build-up in decades in the Middle East, with the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, approaching the coast of Israel.

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Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
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Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)
An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)

Iraqi authorities denounced US-Israeli strikes on neighboring Iran and warned against drawing Iraq into the conflict, after two people were killed in airstrikes in the country's south.

Sabah Al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq "condemned the unjustified aggression against the Islamic Republic", and "warned of the consequences of the blatant aggression" against Iraqi sites, AFP reported.

He also warned against using Iraq's airspace and territory "as a corridor or launching point for aggression against Iran", adding that Iraq "equally rejects the use of its land or territorial waters as a means of dragging the country into the conflict."

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PMF Spokesperson: Airstrikes Kill at Least 2 in Iraq’s Jurf al-Sakhar

Vehicles drive across a bridge following Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive across a bridge following Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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PMF Spokesperson: Airstrikes Kill at Least 2 in Iraq’s Jurf al-Sakhar

Vehicles drive across a bridge following Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vehicles drive across a bridge following Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

At least two Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces fighters were killed and three others seriously wounded after explosions occurred following airstrikes ⁠in Jurf al-Sakhar, south ⁠of Baghdad, a PMF spokesperson told Reuters on ⁠Saturday.

Search operations are ongoing for possible casualties, he added.

The explosions took place as the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday.

Trump had built up a vast US military presence in the region to try to force Tehran to make concessions in the nuclear talks. He said the "massive" operation was intended to ensure Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.

The attack follows a 12-day air war last June between Israel and Iran and repeated US-Israeli warnings that they would strike again if Iran pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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Lebanese Officials Warn Against Dragging Country into ‘Adventures’

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
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Lebanese Officials Warn Against Dragging Country into ‘Adventures’

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Lebanese officials warned on Saturday against dragging Lebanon into the region’s conflict after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

President Joseph Aoun said that “protecting Lebanon’s sovereignty, security, and stability, and shielding it from the disasters of external conflicts is an absolute priority.”

He called for unified efforts and solidarity to confront the challenges.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also said he would not accept anyone dragging "the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity,” in an indirect message to Hezbollah.

“In light of the serious developments unfolding in the region, I once ⁠again call on all Lebanese to act with wisdom and patriotism, placing Lebanon and the Lebanese people’s interests above any other consideration," Salam said in a statement.

"I reiterate that we will not accept anyone dragging the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity,” he added.

Salam’s statement came after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran amid reports that Israel had warned Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any regional war.

United Nations Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said that the Lebanese people “have survived and withstood crisis after crisis.”

“We cannot afford to be dragged into another one,” she warned, saying that all Lebanese parties “must prioritize, in words and actions, the need to shield the country and its people from unfolding regional developments.”

Earlier, Israel's military said that it carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon.