TEHRAN -- A number of explosions were heard early Wednesday and air defenses were activated in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik County and Jask County in southern Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported, citing sources.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that six explosions were heard in Sirik, Qeshm Island and the southern city of Minab, adding that areas in the three regions were attacked by U.S. fighter jets. (Iran-Blasts-US)
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BEIRUT -- At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Lebanon's sources, underscoring the continuing volatility along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
The deadliest attack targeted a residential area in the southern city of Tyre, where eight people were killed and 32 others wounded, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) and local rescue officials. (Lebanon-Israel-Attacks)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket fired by Hezbollah at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday night.
Air-raid sirens were activated in northern Israel in communities near the Lebanese border, prompting residents to seek shelter. (Israel-Lebanon-Rocket)
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TEHRAN -- The Iranian army said Tuesday that two members of its air defense force were killed in Israeli attacks against Iran on Monday while defending the country's airspace.
The funeral of the two, identified as Seyed Bahman Hosseini and Alireza Abiri, will be held in Tehran on Tuesday evening, the army said in a statement. (Iran-Israeli Attacks-Deaths) Enditem
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