Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told NDTV that Hezbollah’s decision to resume fire roughly 10 days ago set off the current escalation, and that Israel had no intention of stopping.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said that there was “no problem” with the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, days after US President Donald Trump said he was “damaged” in the strikes.

Bringing relief from high temperatures uncharacteristic of early March, rain and winds brought relief to the citizens of Delhi and surrounding regions on Sunday morning.