Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel | US strikes missile sites near Strait of Hormuz | 2 people killed in missile attack on Ramat Gan
10:44 - IDF: Wave of strikes hit Hezbollah overnight, thwarting part of planned large-scale attack
"Yesterday (Tuesday), the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched dozens of projectiles toward Israeli territory. Prior to the launches, the IDF had identified early preparations and initiated a wave of strikes to disrupt the terrorist organization’s preparations."
"This included preventative strikes on launchers, weapons storage sites and operational command centers. With the beginning of the Hezbollah attacks, the IDF rapidly identified and struck launchers and terrorist operatives that had fired the projectiles. Combined, these efforts reduced the scope of fire towards Israel."
In response, the IDF said it struck "weapon storage sites and command posts" in Tyre, as well as sites of the Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association, the financial arm of Hezbollah, and terrorists in Beirut. Combined Air Force and Navy strikes targeted Imam Hussein Division command centers in southern Lebanon.
"The IDF will continue to operate with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which chose to join the war and operate under the sponsorship of the Iranian terror regime. The IDF will not allow harm to Israeli civilians."
In response to Hezbollah's rocket barrage on northern Israel last night, the IDF says it struck weapon depots and command centers in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre, as well as sites and an operative in Beirut.
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 18, 2026
The military says the Hezbollah sites in Tyre were "deliberately… pic.twitter.com/1VtoMDQJQu
10:26 - WATCH: IDF killed Hamas commander in Gaza strike overnight
"Yesterday (Tuesday), the IDF struck and eliminated the terrorist Yahya Abu Labda, a commander in Hamas’ supply and logistics department," the Israeli military announced.
"Abu Labda was responsible for purchasing and transporting military equipment and weapons for the Hamas terrorist organization’s military wing. Abu Labda transported dozens of tons of raw materials to manufacture rockets, as well as advanced electronic components to advance Hamas’s manufacturing capabilities. The equipment was subsequently used by Hamas during the October 7th attack."
"IDF troops in the Southern Command will continue to operate to prevent Hamas’ military buildup efforts and to remove any threat to the State of Israel and its residents."
The IDF says it killed a Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip yesterday who advanced the terror group's "precision missile project."
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 18, 2026
The strike killed Yahya Abu Labda, a commander in Hamas's supply and logistics department.
The military says Abu Labda was responsible for the… pic.twitter.com/aWCnyFnCss
10:08 - IDF tried to assassinate Iranian Intelligence Minister overnight
Israel attempted to eliminate Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib overnight in Iran, Israeli officials told Israeli outlets. “We are waiting for the results of the strike, but it looks good,” an official said.
Meanwhile, the opposition-linked outlet Iran International reports that the elimination was successful.
FATE OF TARGET UNKNOWN
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) March 18, 2026
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was the target of overnight strikes in Tehran, Iran International has learned. No information was immediately available about his fate.
(Iran International) pic.twitter.com/vD9oRWjSAN
09:42 - IDF renews call to evacuate entire southern Lebanon up to Zahrani River
The IDF renewed an existing evacuation order for the whole of southern Lebanon, up to the Zahrani River. In the past, the IDF had urged civilians south of the Litani River to evacuate, and the order to flee north of the Zahrani was unprecedented.
“Hezbollah’s terror activities are forcing the IDF to act forcefully against it in that area, and it does not intend to harm you,” IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee said.
“Airstrikes are ongoing, as the IDF is operating with great force in the area. Therefore, for your safety, we again urge you to evacuate your homes immediately and move at once to the north of the Zahrani River,” he says.
“Any movement southward may put your lives at risk,” Adraee adds.
#عاجل‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان جنوب لبنان المتواجدين جنوب نهر الزهراني
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 18, 2026
🔸إن نشاطات حزب الله الإرهابية تُجبر جيش الدفاع على العمل ضده بقوة في تلك المنطقة وهو لا ينوي المساس بكم.
🔴الغارات مستمرة حيث يعمل جيش الدفاع بقوة كبيرة في المنطقة. ولذلك وحرصًا على سلامتكم نعود ونناشدكم… pic.twitter.com/PHeX38LftQ
08:50 - Health Ministry says 192 hospitalized in past 24 hours
The Health Ministry says that 192 injured people have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours due to the conflict with Iran and Hezbollah.
Since the beginning of the war, 3,727 people have been admitted to hopsitals due to injuries, with 74 still hospitalized.
08:45 - Israeli airstrikes reported in Bekaa
Lebanese National News reported Israeli airstrikes in the twon of Samar, in the Bekaa region. No evacuation warnings were given prior to the strikes.
07:35 - IAF struck several sites of the IRGC in Tehran Tuesday
The Israel Air Force carried out “extensive strikes” in Tehran Tuesday, the IDF announced this morning.
Among the sites struck were: a command center of the Revolutionary Guards' security unit, responsible for handling protests and public order disturbances in Iran; a maintenance center of the Supply and General Support Division of the Internal Security Forces; and a command center belonging to the ballistic missile array.
צה"ל השלים מטס תקיפה רחב בטהרן: הותקפו מפקדות של משטר הטרור האיראני
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 18, 2026
במסגרת מטס תקיפה נרחב בטהרן אתמול , חיל האוויר תקף בהכוונת אמ"ן מפקדות, אתרים של מערך הטילים הבליסטיים ותשתיות נוספות של משטר הטרור האיראני.
בין המפקדות שהותקפו בטהרן:
* מפקדת יחידת הביטחון של משמרות המהפכה,… pic.twitter.com/xflDtOStKo
07:15 - Iran says it executed Israeli spy, who ‘gave information to Mossad’
The Iranian regime executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said. This marks the first such execution since the start of the Iran war.
“The death sentence of a spy for the Zionist regime, who had been providing images and information, about the country’s sensitive locations to Mossad officers, was carried out this morning,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website announced.
The man was identified as Kouroush Keyvani. According to the report, he was arrested during the 12-day Israel-Iran war last June.
05:50 - IDF strike destroys building in Beirut
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Bachura, central Beirut, which the IDF had warned residents to evacuate about an hour earlier, completely destroyed the building, Lebanese media reports.
05:05 - IDF conducts airstrikes in southern Lebanon
The IDF began a series of strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon following Hezbollah rocket fire into northern Israel earlier this morning.
04:15 - Pezeshkian's son decries assassinations of Iranian officials
The son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Yousef, wrote a post to Telegram, complaining about Israel's assassinations of top leaders, the Associated Press reports.
“We should not have allowed the enemy to be able to carry out another successful assassination,” he wrote.
“If we cannot stop the Zionists’ assassination machine, we will suffer a defeat.”
04:05 - IDF issues evacuation warning in Beirut
IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation order for a building in Beirut, Lebanon, which he said is being used by Hezbollah.
#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان بيروت وتحديدًا حي الباشورة
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 18, 2026
⭕️الى كل من يتواجد في المبنى المحدد بالأحمر في الخريطة المرفقة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشأة تابعة لحزب الله الإرهابي والتي سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع.
⭕️حرصًا على سلامتكم وسلامة أفراد عائلاتكم عليكم اخلاء… pic.twitter.com/zv2OkqVbJV
“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 Hezbollah organization, which the Israel Defense Forces will act against,” the warning said. “Out of concern for your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate the specified building and those adjacent to it immediately and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 meters.”
02:55 - IAEA says missile hit Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Wednesday it received a report from Iran that its Bushehr nuclear power plant complex had been hit by a projectile, the Associated Press reports.
“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening,” the IAEA said. “No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported.”
02:45 - Iran says heavy missile attack to Tel Aviv area revenge for killing of Larijani
Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel's assassination of Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday.
01:10 - U.S. strikes Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces struck hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” it stated.
01:00 - The two people injured in the Ramat Gan attack have died
The two people injured in the missile attack on Ramat Gan, a man and a woman in their 70s who were outside the bomb shelter, have been pronounced dead by Magen David Adom emergency services.
00:55 - Damage to Tel Aviv train station reported from Iranian missile attack
Damage was reported to Tel Aviv’s Savidor train station following the latest Iranian missile attack.
Israel Railways said service has temporarily been suspended due to damage to the platforms at the station.
תיעוד הנזק - באיזור תחנת הרכבת ת"א סבידור מרכז נגרם נזק בחלק מרציפי התחנה, תנועת הרכבות הופסקה זמנית. pic.twitter.com/eqpIZ9mgQb
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00:48 - Two people reported critically injured in Ramat Gan, following latest Iranian missile attack
Two people were reported in critical condition after cluster munitions and shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile struck the central Israel community of Ramat Gan.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.