Iranian attacks on Israel escalated suddenly, resulting in widespread strikes. Iranian missiles targeted a military base in Tel Aviv, causing dozens of military casualties.

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As of 2 April, Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli attacks had killed 1,345 people, including 125 children.

More than a million people – roughly one in every six in the country – have been displaced from their homes, Lebanon’s government said.

The Israeli military reported 10 of its soldiers have been killed in Lebanon as of 31 March.

Three Indonesian peacekeepers have also been killed in southern Lebanon, the UN agency tasked with policing the region has said.

BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah

Why have the US and Israel attacked Iran?

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz described the first strikes on Iran as a “pre-emptive” to “remove threats against the state of Israel”, although he did not explain why there was a need to take military action at this time.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 2 March Washington knew there was going to be Israeli action, which meant America had to act “pre-emptively” in the face of expected Iranian attacks on US forces.

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