Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence that Iran’s Islamic Republic would eventually fall, though he again said that was not the objective of the US-Israeli war on the country.
He added the war on Iran had achieved more than half its aims, without putting a timeline on when it would end.
Israel’s military said its air defenses were responding to Iranian missiles on Tuesday as sirens rang out in Jerusalem.
On the Lebanon front, the Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Likewise, falling debris from an air defense interception sparked a fire and wounded four people in Dubai, city authorities said on Tuesday.
And two container vessels belonging to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz as they exited the Gulf, ship tracking data showed Tuesday. (AFP)