Kuwait City, Kuwait. Tensions in the Middle East escalated as the conflict triggered by a coordinated United States and Israeli strike on Iran entered its fifth day, with attacks and reprisals spreading across several countries.
Kuwait reports child killed by falling debris
An 11-year-old girl was killed in Kuwait when debris fell in a residential area after the interception of what authorities described as “hostile aerial targets,” the state-run Kuwait News Agency reported.
Iran names new supreme leader
Iran announced that Mojtaba Khamenei had been selected as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei. The development reportedly followed strong pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Report: Iranian Kurdish militias consult United States
Iranian Kurdish militias are consulting with the United States over possible attacks on regime forces, Reuters reported, adding that military support had been requested from Washington for a potential Kurdish operation.
Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes struck a hotel in the Hazmieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported early on Wednesday. The agency said the airstrike targeted a hotel in the southeastern suburb of the Lebanese capital and that ambulances rushed to the scene.
Lebanon health ministry reports deaths south of Beirut
At least six people were killed in Israeli bombardments in two towns south of Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry said in a preliminary toll issued during the early hours of Wednesday. The ministry said “attacks by the Israeli enemy on the areas of Aramoun and Saadiyat” left six people dead and eight others injured, according to an initial casualty count.
Report of strike in Baalbek
The National News Agency reported that Israeli aircraft bombed a four-storey building in the eastern city of Baalbek, causing an unspecified number of casualties. It said rescue teams were attempting to pull victims, alive or dead, from the rubble.
What developments will you be watching for next as the conflict continues?
