Report: No Indications of Direct Coordination Between Iran, Hezbollah in Attacks on Israel

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 5, 2026. (AFP)
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 5, 2026. (AFP)
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Report: No Indications of Direct Coordination Between Iran, Hezbollah in Attacks on Israel

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 5, 2026. (AFP)
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 5, 2026. (AFP)

Israel's Channel 13 said on Thursday there are no clear indications of direct coordination between Iran and Hezbollah in their attacks on Israel.

Two days after Hezbollah joined the fighting, missiles from Iran and rockets from Lebanon were fired at the same time toward central and northern Israel, leading observers to believe the attacks were coordinated.

However, the channel said Israel has not yet received intelligence information that confirm a combined barrage by Hezbollah and Tehran in the war.

Channel 13 also quoted an Israeli military source as saying that Hezbollah has not yet used its full capabilities.

On the sixth day of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Tehran launched missiles towards central Israel throughout the day. Air raids sirens sounded in the center of the country and loud explosions were heard with no casualties reported.

Meanwhile, sirens sounded at a public shelter in northern Israel following rocket fire from Lebanon, while drone intrusion alerts went off in the Arabah region.

Later, following fire from Iran, reports were received of interceptor debris falling in various communities across central Israel and in Jerusalem, causing no injuries.

On Thursday, a plane operated by national carrier El Al was forced to abort its landing at Ben-Gurion Airport after sirens sounded across central Israel during an Iranian missile attack. The plane was reportedly only a minute from touchdown when it climbed back into the air.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they targeted Israel's Ben Gurion airport and an air force base in the area.

“The heavy Khorramshahr-4 missiles carrying one-ton warheads were launched at dawn today ... toward the heart of Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion airport and the base of the Israeli air force's 27th squadron located at the airport,” the Guards said in a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency.

In response, Israel said its forces destroyed missile launchers in Qom and air defenses in Isfahan.

Israel and the United States seek to control all of Iran's airspace, marking a shift toward more efficient and targeted destruction.

As the rate of Iranian ballistic missile fire on Israel slowed, the Israeli Army Home Front Command held a situational assessment and eased restrictions that were imposed on the Israeli public at the start of the conflict.

“Today, we have achieved a very important milestone by easing the Home Front Command guidelines, said an Israeli military source.

The source said gatherings of up to 50 people are now permitted, provided a shelter can be reached in time, and workplaces can operate under the same conditions. Educational activities remain suspended.

The source said the Israeli and US air forces are jointly operating to destroy Iran's missile launchers.



Iran, US Race to Find Crew Member of Crashed American Fighter Jet

A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, April 2, 2026.  US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, April 2, 2026. US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
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Iran, US Race to Find Crew Member of Crashed American Fighter Jet

A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, April 2, 2026.  US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, April 2, 2026. US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member from the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war.

Tehran said it had shot down the F-15 warplane and US media reported United States special forces had rescued one of its two crew members, with the other was still missing.

Iran's military also said it downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with US media saying the pilot of that plane was rescued, reported AFP.

The war erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei, triggering retaliation that spread the conflict throughout the Middle East, convulsing the global economy and impacting millions of people worldwide.

US Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the loss of the F-15, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "The president has been briefed."

President Donald Trump told NBC the F-15 loss would not affect negotiations with Iran, saying: "No, not at all. No, it's war."

On Saturday, there were fresh strikes on Israel, Lebanon and Iran, as well as on Gulf states.

An AFP journalist saw a thick haze of grey smoke covering Tehran's skyline after hearing several blasts over the capital. It was not immediately clear what had been targeted.

- 'Valuable reward' -

A spokesperson for the Iranian military's central operational command earlier said "an American hostile fighter jet in central Iranian airspace was struck and destroyed by the IRGC Aerospace Force's advanced air defense system".

"The jet was completely obliterated, and further searches are ongoing."

An Iranian television reporter on a local official channel said anyone who captured a crew member alive would "receive a valuable reward".

Retired US brigadier general Houston Cantwell, who has 400 hours of combat flight experience, said a pilot's training would likely kick in before he or she parachutes to the ground.

"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.

Mohammad Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, mocked the Trump administration.

He wrote on X: "After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from 'regime change' to 'Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?'

"Wow. What incredible progress. Absolute geniuses."


Explosion Hits Pro-Israel Center in the Netherlands

Rotterdam Police officers. (Getty Images/AFP)
Rotterdam Police officers. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Explosion Hits Pro-Israel Center in the Netherlands

Rotterdam Police officers. (Getty Images/AFP)
Rotterdam Police officers. (Getty Images/AFP)

A blast hit a pro-Israeli center in the Netherlands, police said Saturday, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries.

A police spokeswoman told AFP no one was inside the site run by Christians for Israel, a non-profit, in the central city of Nijkerk when the explosion went off outside its gate late on Friday.

An investigation was ongoing.

The incident comes after a string of similar night-time attacks on Jewish sites in the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium in recent weeks that has heightened concerns in the wake of the war in the Middle East.


Iran Says Strike Hit Close to Its Bushehr Nuclear Facility, Killing a Guard and Damaging a Building

Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor (Reuters)
Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor (Reuters)
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Iran Says Strike Hit Close to Its Bushehr Nuclear Facility, Killing a Guard and Damaging a Building

Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor (Reuters)
Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor (Reuters)

Iran’s atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building. It is the fourth time the facility has been targeted during the war.

The agency announced Saturday’s attack on social media.

The US AP’s military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot after Iran shot down an American warplane, as Iran called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward.

The plane, identified by Iran as a US F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked on Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing. It was the first time the United States lost aircraft in Iranian territory during the war, now in its sixth week, and could mark a new turning point in the campaign.

The conflict, launched by the US and Israel on Feb. 28, has rippled across the region. It has so far killed thousands, upended global markets, cut off key shipping routes, spiked fuel prices and shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to US and Israeli airstrikes with attacks across the region.