The two countries continue to escalate a war that has now been going on for six months. Eleven people were killed in Israeli air strikes carried out overnight on a village in southern Lebanon, including two babies, after attacks yesterday had already claimed seven lives despite the ongoing ceasefire.

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Israel has announced that it is carrying out a number of raids in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah launching two drones at IDF soldiers. Meanwhile, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have stated that they have attacked a US naval drone that was attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz

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‘Several explosions’ were reported in the area around Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, according to the Iranian news agency Fars, which added that no smoke or flames were visible and that there is currently no official confirmation of the cause of the explosions. The Student News Network reported that an Iranian oil tanker had been hit by a missile near the island. No casualties have been reported so far.

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