As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says
No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.
In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.
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Key Headlines
- Death toll in Lebanon rises to at least 50 killed, over 300 injured: Health officials
- US embassy in Jordan issues shelter-in-place order
- Canadian PM says US-Israeli actions may be 'inconsistent with international law'
- Qatar says Al Udeid Air Base hit by ballistic missile
- Rubio says 'intensity' of attacks on Iran to ramp up
4th US service member killed
A fourth U.S. service member has been killed in action, CENTCOM said.
The fourth person, who was “seriously wounded” in the initial attacks this weekend, later died from their injuries, CENTCOM said.
All US bases on heightened alert: US official
All American military bases are now on heightened alert, according to a U.S. official.
Bases are now under threat condition "Bravo," which Department of Defense policy defines as "an increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists." This is the highest level of security before an attack is considered imminent or likely.
168 killed at girls' elementary school in Iran
Iran's Education Ministry said Monday that 168 students were killed in an attack on a girls’ elementary school in Minab in southern Iran this weekend.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told ABC News on Sunday that Israel doesn’t target civilians. "So far we have found no connection to any IDF activity. No IDF activity in that area at all, but we're looking into it," the spokesperson said.
New strikes on Tehran
The Israeli Air Force, with the guidance of Israeli intelligence, has begun an additional broad strike on Iranian regime targets in the heart of Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces said.