West Asia conflict LIVE: Israel army orders evacuation of zone in south Lebanon ahead of strikes
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the U.S. that the “rules of the game” in its war with Iran had changed, saying any further attack on Iranian interests or security would draw a faster and more painful response
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T he Israeli army demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific zone ahead of strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The army said that an explosive drone had been launched toward its forces and “Hezbollah’s terrorist activity compels the IDF to act forcefully against it”, without specifying whether any of its soldiers were wounded.
Israel’s army earlier issued its first evacuation notice in Lebanon in a month, warning residents near a building it called a Hezbollah facility in Arab Salim to leave ahead of an attack on the site.
Oil prices extended gains on Monday as tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran on vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns of a prolonged supply disruption from West Asia. Brent crude futures climbed 52 cents, or 0.54%, to $96.80 a barrel by 2354 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.14 a barrel, up 66 cents, or 0.72%.