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The Israeli military began attacking the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah across Lebanon on Monday, prompting mass evacuations. US and Israeli operations have targeted more than 1,000 Iranian sites, while President Donald Trump has vowed that attacks will continue until all targets are met and called on Iranians to rebel. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.
Yesterday’s main events:
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The Israeli military said it launched “large-scale strikes” against Tehran on Monday, two days into a US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
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“I call on all Iranian patriots who long for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, to be bold, to be heroic, and to take back their country,” US President Donald Trump said in a video on Truth Social. “America is with you.”
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The Israeli military said it had intercepted projectiles that were launched from Lebanon early Monday morning, in what could be the first sign that the Lebanese Shiite Muslim armed group Hezbollah, long one of Tehran’s main allies in the Middle East, had entered the conflict.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
