Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Saturday
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Two Iranian missiles hit southern Israeli cities, wounding dozens, as the conflict entered its fourth week with continued Israeli strikes on Tehran and Beirut.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran would escalate significantly in the coming week, with the U.S. military having struck over 8,000 targets since the war began.
- Israel targeted multiple sites across Tehran overnight, focusing on factories linked to ballistic missile development, while Iranian media reported damage to a hospital in Andimeshk; Israel denied striking the Natanz nuclear facility.
- Israeli forces intensified strikes in Lebanon, particularly targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern suburbs of Beirut, amid heavy rain and widespread displacement affecting over 800,000 people.
