Crowds flee after evacuation announcement for Dahiyeh, Lebanon outlaws Revolutionary Guards

March 5, 2026   

16:50 - After drone launches into its territory: Azerbaijan announced the closure of its airspace for 12 hours

16:35 - Alarms were activated in central Israel, Sharon and Samaria. No casualties.

16:22 - IDF: So far we have attacked hundreds of Iranian launch sites and taken 300 launchers out of use

An IDF spokesman said that since the start of Operation "Roar of the Eagle," the Air Force has attacked hundreds of Iranian launch sites and disabled more than 300 of the regime's ballistic missile launchers.

16:14 - After IDF warning: Reports of attacks in Dahiyya

15:50 - Reports: Attack against pro-Iranian militias in Diyala, Iraq

15:16 - Tens of thousands of residents of the Adheya neighborhood in Beirut flee en masse after the IDF's evacuation announcement

15:00 - The Lebanese government bans Revolutionary Guards from operating in its territory and will not allow Iranians to enter the country without a visa.

14:40 - IDF spokesman in Arabic issued an evacuation warning to all residents of the Hadahiya neighborhood in Beirut

The IDF today issued an evacuation notice to residents of the Dahiyya neighborhood in Beirut, calling on them to leave their homes immediately.

A statement issued in Arabic by the IDF spokesman, Col. Avihai Edrei, read: "Urgent announcement to the residents of Dahiyya in Beirut - save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately.".

According to the announcement, residents of the neighborhoods of Raj Al-Barajneh and Al-Hadath are required to move east towards the Mount Lebanon region via the Beirut-Damascus highway.

14:20 - France, Italy and Greece will send military forces to Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean

14:15 - IDF: We attacked 40 targets in Iran today, including a special headquarters of an internal security unit and bases of the Basij forces'

The IDF announced that it had completed today the 12th round of attacks in Iran since the beginning of the campaign, which included 40 strikes in which about 200 munitions were used. Among the focus of the attack: a special headquarters of the internal security forces in the Alborz province of the country, and bases of the Basij forces.

13:45 - Launches from Iran detected, alarms activated in central Israel. No casualties

13:35 - Iranian army denies attacking Azerbaijan, blames Israel: "They attacked to blame us""

13:05 | Iran claims: We launched a missile with a warhead weighing a ton at Ben Gurion Airport and the nearby air force base

The Revolutionary Guards announced that in a strike on the central region earlier today, they launched a Khorramshahr 4 missile toward Tel Aviv. This is the newest and most advanced model of Iranian-made ballistic missiles. This missile was first launched at Israel in Operation "With a Dog.".

12:45 - New US poll: Slight decrease in opposition to starting the war - 52% still oppose

According to a new ABC poll, most Americans still believe the United States should not have started a war with Iran - 52% oppose, 41% support, and 7% are unsure. However, this is a decrease compared to a previous CNN poll in which opposition to the war stood at 59%.

12:40 - Alarms were activated in Kiryat Shmona, Nahariya and other communities throughout the Galilee. No casualties.

A series of alarms sounded in communities in the Galilee following a barrage from Lebanon: Zerait, Shaar Naaman Gate, Nahariya, Miluaot Gate, Betzet, Gesher Haziv, Hof Achziv, Liman, Saar, Bustan HaGalil, Jedida Makar, Lohamei Haghetaot, Acre, Regeva, Shmarat, Ein Hamifratz, Kfar Masaryk, Manara, Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot.

An intercept was carried out in the skies over Nahariya. Residents were instructed to remain in protected areas. No casualties are known at this time.

11:41 - Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: The drone attack against us will not go unanswered

11:05 - Starting to blink? Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: "Ready to abandon nuclear program if US presents a profitable alternative offer""

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was quoted by Sky News in Arabic as saying: Iran is ready to abandon its nuclear program, provided that the US presents an alternative and profitable offer.

However, the Deputy Foreign Minister said that Iran has not sent the US a proposal to end the conflict, and is currently focusing on defense.

10:55 - Iran launched a combined missile and drone attack on Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry: Two people were injured as a result of the drone attack. The Iranian ambassador to the country has been summoned.

Azerbaijan is the 12th country that Iran has attacked since the beginning of the war - after Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Cyprus and Turkey.

Azerbaijan threatens retaliation.

10:43 - Alarms were activated in the center, the lowlands and Samaria. A report of a crash site near a settlement in the center. Flights to Ben Gurion Airport were delayed in the air.

10:06 - The political-security cabinet is expected to convene tonight at 9:00 PM.

09:35 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni: Anti-aircraft missile aid sent to Gulf countries

09:00 - IDF: A terrorist cell operating from a headquarters in southern Lebanon was eliminated

According to an IDF statement, Division 91 forces identified during the night a number of terrorists from the terrorist organization Hezbollah, entering a building that served as the organization's headquarters, in the area of ​​operation of our forces in southern Lebanon. The Air Force attacked and eliminated the terrorists immediately after identification.

08:05 - Iranian Foreign Minister on sinking warship: US will regret it

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi responded to the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena this week near Sri Lanka. He claimed that the attack was carried out in international waters, without any prior warning from the US, and threatened: "The US will regret the precedent it has set.".

07:59 - Report: Iran's ballistic missile capabilities suffered a severe blow - "Hundreds of missiles, launchers and drones were destroyed""

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, regional governments claim that Tehran has managed to fire more than 500 missiles at Israel, American bases in the Middle East, and other targets in the Persian Gulf since the beginning of the war. According to the report, Iran's missile stockpile has been significantly damaged. The US military's Central Command claims that within four days the number of missile launchers has decreased by 86%.

07:50 - IDF: We have begun a broad wave of attacks against the Iranian terrorist regime's infrastructure throughout Tehran

07:20 - IDF: During the night, headquarters used by Hezbollah were attacked in Beirut, including a headquarters used by the terrorist organization's air unit.

05:00 - Report: Iranian bombers were shot down this week "minutes before" bombing a Qatari base housing thousands of American soldiers

04:10 - Saudi report: Killed in attack on al-Badawi military base in northern Lebanon - senior Hamas official in Lebanon Wasim Atallah

03:30 - Hezbollah's Al-Manar Channel: In an attack on an apartment in the Al-Badawi Palestinian refugee camp, in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon - a senior Hamas official in Lebanon was killed.

03:09 - Reports in Lebanon of a third attack tonight in Dahiyya

02:10 - Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq threaten European countries

""If you participate in a war against Iran, your forces and interests in Iraq will become a legitimate target for attack""

00:50 - Report of explosions in Shiraz, Tabriz, Fawah, Sanandaj and Isfahan

00:27 - Senate blocks initiative that would force Trump to approve war on Iran in Congress

The US Senate has rejected by a majority of 53 to 47 a resolution proposed by Democrats to immediately end the war in Iran. The resolution was based on the fact that Trump did not seek and did not receive congressional authorization to start the war and is therefore illegal. It was defeated by a majority of Republicans

00:10 - IDF spokesman in Arabic issued an evacuation warning to residents of the Herat Harik neighborhood in Dahiyya, Beirut.

00:00 - Crushing: IDF attacks dozens of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon

The IDF completed a wave of attacks and destroyed terrorist infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hezbollah throughout Lebanon. Among the targets attacked were numerous rocket and missile launch sites of the organization, located south of the Litani River, and included a workshop for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.

""All of this infrastructure was used by the terrorist organization to promote and execute various terrorist plots against IDF forces and citizens of the State of Israel," the IDF spokesman said in a statement.

00:00 - Trump: From 1 to 10? I would give us a score of 15 in the war

President Trump addressed the campaign in Iran, saying, "We are in a very strong position." He detailed that Iran's leadership is in bad shape. "Anyone who could replace the current leadership is dead." Trump also claimed that Iran's missiles and missile launchers are "being rapidly eliminated.".

Regarding the progress of the war, the president said: "From 1 to 10 - I would give us a score of 15 in the war.".