9m agoThu 7 May 2026 at 9:49pm
12 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, health ministry reports
Lebanon’s health ministry reported at least 12 people killed, including two children and a paramedic, in a series of Israeli airstrikes carried out on Thursday, despite a ceasefire.
In separate statements, the ministry reported 11 people killed, two of them children, in strikes on three different villages in Nabatieh district.
Another strike in Marajayoun district killed one paramedic from a Hezbollah-affilitated rescue service and wounded another, the ministry said.
Reporting with AFP
31m agoThu 7 May 2026 at 9:27pm
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Iran’s state media is reporting the Iranian navy has hit US Navy ships with missiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tasnim news agency reported the attack was in response to a US Navy attack on an Iranian oil tanker.
It reported that three US destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz were targeted and forced to retreat.
It is unclear when exactly this happened.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Reuters.
On Wednesday, the US military said it had disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker that was trying to sail towards an Iranian port.
We’ll bring you more news on this as it comes through.
