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Issued on: 24/03/2026 – 04:41Modified: 24/03/2026 – 05:15
An apartment damaged by a missile strike is seen in Ramat Gan, in the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel on March 18, 2026. © Ilia Yefimovich, AFP
President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the US could soon be winding operations down. Meanwhile, Iran launched another round of missiles towards Israel early Tuesday, state television announced. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
24/03/2026 – 04:56Israel carries out 7 air raids on south Beirut overnight
Israel targeted seven areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight, Lebanese state media reported on Tuesday.Â
“Enemy warplanes launched seven raids overnight on the southern suburbs, targeting the areas of: Bir al-Abed, Al-Ruwais — outskirts of Al-Manshiyya, Haret Hreik, Sayyed Hadi Nasrallah Highway, Saint Therese, Burj al-Barajneh and Al-Kafaat,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
24/03/2026 – 04:23Iran state media says ‘new wave of missiles’ launched at Israel
Iran launched another round of missiles towards Israel on Tuesday morning, state television announced, after earlier strikes hit a building in the north while a loud explosion rang out in Jerusalem.Â
“Iran fires new wave of missiles at occupied territories,” the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) posted on Telegram.
Moments later, it posted that the “Iranian missiles pass(ed) through several Israeli missile defences”.
The Magen David Adom emergency services released video of a damaged building in the north of Israel, and said there were no deaths from the incident.Â
The Israeli military later on Tuesday morning issued several notices that it had detected incoming Iranian missiles and was working to intercept them.Â
24/03/2026 – 02:12EU chief urges immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen called on Tuesday for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, describing a “critical” situation for energy supply chains globally.
“We all feel the knock on effects on gas and oil prices on our businesses and our societies,” von der Leyen said alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra.
“It is of utmost importance that we come to a solution that is negotiated, and this puts an end to the hostilities that we see in the Middle East,” she added.
24/03/2026 – 02:12
The UN Security Council is negotiating on a draft resolution introduced by Bahrain to authorize states to use “all necessary means” to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomatic sources said Monday. US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told US news broadcaster CNBC on Monday that there was currently engagement with Iran on a potential solution to the mid-east conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel‘s interests.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)