Iran & Hezbollah continue attacks on Israel | IDF orders more evacuations amid strikes in Lebanon | ‘Wide-scale’ Israeli strikes on Iran incl Tehran nuclear site
| Published: March 12, 2026
19:16 – Israeli Air Force strikes Basij militia roadblocks in Tehran
Confirming earlier reports, the IDF revealed that in the past 24 hours it has been striking troops of the Iranian regime’s internal security forces tasked with suppressing its population.
“Following the wide-scale degradation of many Iranian Security Internal and Basij Forces’ assets, the IDF recently identified that soldiers of the Basij Unit had established roadblocks in several locations across Tehran. After identifying the deployment, over the past day, the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, has targeted the Basij roadblocks and operatives,” the IDF said.
“These armed forces are part of the Iranian terrorist regime’s security apparatus and have been responsible for carrying out terror attacks for years. These forces led the regime’s primary efforts to suppress internal protests, particularly in recent months, employing severe violence, mass arrests, and the use of force against civilian demonstrators.”
“These strikes are part of the ongoing goal of further damaging the Iranian regime’s core systems and foundations of the Iranian terrorist regime,” the statement noted.
18:34 – CENTCOM: US troops struck over 6,000 Iranian targets, destroyed more than 90 vessels
U.S. Central Command said that its troops have struck over 6,000 targets so far, including hitting over 90 Iranian naval vessels.
These included more than 60 regular ships and over 30 minelayers, the U.S. military said.
17:15 – WATCH: IDF strikes within minutes Hezbollah rocket launchers used in attack against Israel
The IDF struck a launcher in southern Lebanon that had fired toward the western Galilee, shortly after the attack.
16:44 – IDF issues rare evacuation warning ahead of strike in central Beirut
The IDF issued an evacuation notice for a building in central Beirut, ahead of a rare strike in central Beirut. Most Israeli strikes in Beirut have focused on the southern Dahiyeh district, Hezbollah’s main stronghold in the country.
“URGENT WARNING TO BEIRUT RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE BACHURA NEIGHBORHOOD. To everyone present in the building marked in red on the attached map and the adjacent buildings: You are located near a facility affiliated with the terrorist [organization] Hezbollah, which the Israel Defense Forces will act against,” IDF Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee wrote on X.
16:15 – IDF closes investigation into alleged ‘Sde Teiman’ abuse of Hamas prisoners
In a bombshell decision, the IDF announced that the Military Advocate General withdrew the indictment against the five defendants accused of abusing a prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention facility.
According to a statement, the decision was made “in light of significant developments that have occurred since the filing of the indictment” and “exceptional circumstances that negatively affected the ability to prosecute the case while also preserving the right for a fair trial of the defendants.”
These included “the complexity regarding the existing evidentiary basis; Extremely exceptional and unprecedented circumstances due to conduct by certain senior officials in the Military Advocate General’s Corps in this affair; Difficulty to transfer certain relevant investigation materials from the Israeli police’s investigation, which infringes the rights of the defendants; The fact that the former security detainee in question is currently present in the Gaza Strip and the implications this has on the evidentiary basis, added to the existing complexity.”
15:20 – IDF orders evacuation of additional areas in southern Lebanon
In a first, the Israeli military ordered Lebanese residents to evacuate the entire area of southern Lebanon south of the Zahrani River, after issuing similar orders for the area south of the Litani River several days ago.
“Hezbollah’s terrorist activities are forcing the IDF to act against it forcefully, especially in your areas. The IDF does not intend to harm you,” said IDF Arabic Spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee.
“Out of concern for your safety, we direct this to all residents south of the Zahrani River – you must evacuate your homes immediately. Anyone near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat means is endangering their life. Any building used by Hezbollah for military purposes may become a target,” he said.
“Attention: Any movement south may put your lives at risk,” Adraee warned.
14:05 – IDF targets IRGC-Hezbollah leadership: 100 operatives eliminated and 60 Radwan centers dismantled
The IDF said it has eliminated more than 100 Hezbollah operatives and dismantled over 60 Radwan Force command and control centers as part of ongoing strikes against the group.
Among those killed was Abu Ali Riyan, commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force unit in southern Lebanon. The IDF said he was struck last Saturday in the Harouf area. Abu Dharr Mohammadi, the operations commander in the IRGC’s missile unit within Hezbollah, was also killed earlier this week in Beirut.
Riyan oversaw operations, recruited operatives, and managed Hezbollah’s weapons supply chain, while Mohammadi coordinated with senior Iranian officials and planned missile launches toward Israel.
“The IDF is operating with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization following its deliberate decision to attack Israel on behalf of the Iranian regime,” the statement said.
13:24 – Qatar intercepts fresh Iranian missile attack
Qatari forces intercepted a missile attack targeting its territory, the Ministry of Defense announced in a post on X.
The announcement comes just a day after the Prime Minister of Qatar slammed Iran’s strikes on Gulf states as “reckless acts” and “a betrayal,” citing civilian and military infrastructure, energy facilities, industrial complexes, airports, and drinking water systems being targeted in Qatar.
The Qatari UN Ambassador condemned Iran’s “unprovoked and illegal attacks” at a UN media stakeout on Wednesday.
13:07 – WATCH: US footage on destruction of Iranian missile launchers
CENTCOM released footage documenting precise destruction of missile launchers in Iran, aimed at dismantling the regime’s capabilities.
In an accompanying statement, CENTCOM emphasized, “We are eliminating Iran’s ability to threaten American forces and regional partners through lethality and precision.”
12:53 – IDF announces strike on Tehran nuclear program site
The IDF struck the Taleghan compound in Tehran, which the Iranian regime used to “advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons,” the military said.
The strike is part of the IDF’s systematic operations against knowledge centers and infrastructure related to Iran’s nuclear weapons program to “eliminate the emerging existential threat to the State of Israel,” the statement affirmed.
On March 3, the IDF struck the Minzadehei nuclear facility as part of the same efforts to combat Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
12:21 – Israel warns Lebanese president over Hezbollah, IDF readies expanded operations
Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a Thursday briefing that he warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that if Lebanon fails to end Hezbollah threats against northern Israeli communities, “we will take control of the area and do it ourselves.”
Katz added that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF to “prepare for an expanded operation in Lebanon to restore calm and security to the northern communities.”
11:47 – IDF launches new ‘wide-scale’ strikes on Iranian regime amid reports of senior casualties
The IDF Spokesperson announced a fresh “wide-scale” wave of strikes in Iran, targeting regime infrastructure across the country.
The announcement comes as Iranian opposition sources report the elimination of senior officials of the IRGC Aerospace force.
Regime-affiliated Fars News Agency also reported the deaths of ten officers at Tehran checkpoints on Wednesday, including police and paramilitary Basij members.
11:12 – Kuwait International Airport targeted in Iranian drone attack
Kuwait International Airport came under attack on Thursday as Iran’s strikes across the Gulf continue.
Kuwait’s Civil Aviation spokesperson, Abdullah Al-Rajhi, told Kuwaiti media that the airport was targeted this morning by several drones. The attack resulted in material damage, with no casualties or injuries reported, he added.
10:41- Bahrain contains fire from Iranian strike on Muharraq fuel facility after 8 hours
After eight hours, Bahrain’s Civil Defence contained the fire at a Muharraq fuel storage facility caused by an Iranian strike.
The Ministry of Interior’s announcement on X attributed the fire to “the Iranian aggression,” updating nearby residents that they can resume normal activities after major streets were closed and they had been instructed to stay indoors with windows and ventilation shut.
10:08 – 179 Israelis brought to hospitals in past 24 hours, 85 remain hospitalized since Operation Roaring Lion
In an update on Thursday morning, the Israeli Ministry of Health said that over the past 24 hours, 179 Israelis were evacuated to hospitals, of whom four are in moderate condition, 157 suffered minor injuries, and 18 were treated for anxiety.
Since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, 2,745 Israelis have been brought for medical care. Of those, 85 remain hospitalized, including 11 in serious condition, 10 in moderate condition, and 64 are in good condition.
9:42 – Saudi Arabia thwarts two Iranian drones amid multiple attempts on oil field
Two Iranian drones heading toward the Shaybah oil field in southeastern Saudi Arabia were intercepted and destroyed, the spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense said Thursday on X.
Several similar attempts had been detected in the past eight hours and reported by the Defense Ministry.
09:22 – Ballistic missile launch from Iran
Sirens sounded across Judea and Samaria, the Tel Aviv area and the Jerusalem area in an Iranian ballistic missile launch that early reports claim was intercepted.
No impacts or injuries have been reported at this time.
08:25 – Hezbollah launched about 200 missiles and drones Wednesday
The IDF estimates that Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets and drones into Israeli territory yesterday.
About 80 of the launches did not cross into Israel.
06:55 – Several killed in an attack near displaced persons’ tents in Beirut
Lebanese media reported a strike on displaced persons’ tents on the beach of Ramle al-Bayda in Beirut earlier this morning.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, there were 8 dead and 31 wounded at the scene. Additionally, Lebanese media reported strikes in the Armon area of Mount Lebanon, southeast of Beirut during the night .
According to the Ministry of Health, three people were killed and a child was injured in the attacks.
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05:40 – Container ship attacked near Dubai
A container ship off Dubai in the Persian Gulf came under attack on Thursday, sparking a small fire, the British military said.
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the attack happened just before dawn. It said an “unknown projectile” hit the vessel as it was some 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of Dubai’s Jebel Ali port.
It added that the crew of the vessel were safe.
05:25 – Oil increases again to more than $100 a barrel
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, just days after it had spiked near $120.
Oil prices shot up more than 9% higher as supply concerns worsened with Iranian attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. benchmark crude oil jumped to about $95 a barrel.
05:15 – Oman moves ships from main oil export terminal to positions outside Strait of Hormuz
Oman has shifted all vessels out of its main oil export terminal at Mina Al Fahal to positions outside the Strait of Hormuz in a precautionary move, Bloomberg News reports, citing direct recipients of a port agent’s notice.
05:05 – IEA agrees to record release of oil reserves to combat rising prices
The International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, the Associated Press reports.
The Paris-based organization said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves. That’s more than twice the 182.7 million barrels released in 2022 by the IEA’s 32 member countries in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
04:20 – Iraq shuts down oil terminals following Iranian attacks
An attack on Iraq’s Basra port early Thursday killed at least one person and forced authorities to halt operations at all the country’s oil terminals, the Associated Press reports.
04:18 – A missile exploded in an open area in Eilat
Following the sirens in Eilat, reports say a missile launched from Iran exploded in an open area.
04:15 – Sirens in the center and in the Haifa area
Sirens were activated throughout the country due to launches from Iran, including in cities and towns in the center and north, including Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Rishon LeZion.
04:06 – Alarms in Eilat and the surrounding area due to launches from Iran
Sirens were activated in Eilat and the surrounding area due to launches from Iran.
04:01 – Large fire reported near Bahrain International Airport
A large fire was reported in Bahrain’s capital, near the island kingdom’s international airport early on Thursday following an Iranian attack.
The fire began in Bahrain’s Muharraq Island, which is home to Bahrain International Airport after an Iranian attack on oil tanks in the area.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry put out an alert for people in surrounding neighborhoods “to remain in their homes, close windows and ventilation openings, as a precautionary measure against possible exposure to smoke from the ongoing fire being combated.”
02:48 – Bahrain reports Iranian attacks on fuel tanks near capital
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said Iranian-linked attacks targeted fuel tanks at a facility in Muharraq Governorate, northeast of the country’s capital, Manama.
“Authorities are taking the required procedures,” the ministry said.
01:58 – IAF attacked 10 buildings in Dahiyeh, dozens of launchers were destroyed
In a series of large-scale attacks, the IDF located and destroyed dozens of rocket launchers and Hezbollah terrorists who were planning to launch rockets into Israeli territory. According to the IDF Spokesperson, “The IDF attacked 10 buildings in Dahiya that serve as terror headquarters within half an hour, including intelligence headquarters, the headquarters of the Radwan unit and other headquarters. At the same time, the air force attacked more than 20 targets in real time with immediate closure.” At the same time, the Reuters news agency reported that at least six people were killed in the attack in the coastal area of Beirut.
01:46 – First week of Iran cost the U.S. $11.3 billion
The Pentagon provided an estimate to Congress on the cost of the war in a briefing earlier this week, the Associated Press reports.
That estimate comes after it reported spending $5 billion just on munitions in the first weekend of the war.
01:43 – US will release 172M barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat rising prices
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says the U.S. will release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the International Energy Agency’s efforts to combat steeply rising oil prices amid the Iran war.
Wright said the release would begin next week and take about 120 days “to deliver based on planned discharge rates.” He also said the U.S. would replace about 200 million barrels within the next year.
01:37 – House in central Israel hit during latest barrage
A house in the moshav of Haniel in central Israel was directly hit in the latest Hezbollah and Iranian missile attacks, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services said. No one injured in the attacks.
01:31 – Israel kills Basij security force members in Tehran strikes
Israeli drones struck targets in several Tehran neighborhoods on Wednesday evening, killing members of the Basij security forces, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
This marks the first time that drone attacks have been reported in the Iranian capital since the start of the war.
01:29 – Sirens in the Western Galilee
Sirens were activated in the Western Galilee, including in the evening to Aramsha and Shomera, due to fears of a drone infiltration.
00:58 – Sirens in Nahariya and the surrounding area
Warnings of drone penetration were activated in Nahariya and the surrounding area.
00:50 – Warnings about drone infiltration in the Golan Heights and the surrounding area
Warnings of UAV infiltration were activated in the Golan Heights and the region, including in Bukata, Majdal Shams, Restaurant, Neve Ativ, Nimrod, Ein Kanya and Kibbutz Dan.
00:48 – IAF launches massive wave of attacks in Tehran
The Israeli Air Force launched a massive wave of attacks in Tehran, the IDF Spokesman said.
00:45 – Reports of interception fragments falling in the center and in Jerusalem
Reports were received of the fall of interception fragments in Ramat Gan and Jerusalem.
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