MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Conflict Continues Across Region Amid US, Israeli And Iranian Strikes

Violence in the Middle East is continuing into a fifth day, with US and Israeli strikes against Iran and Iranian missile and drone attacks reported across several countries in the region.

The escalating confrontation is disrupting airspace, transport and daily life while raising fears of a wider regional conflict.

Highlights

• Children are increasingly bearing the brunt of the escalating violence, with an independent rights committee stressing they must never be treated as collateral damage.
• Hospitals and other health facilities have reportedly been damaged amid the conflict, raising concerns for medical workers and patients, the UN health agency WHO warns.
• The UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, says latest satellite imagery shows no damage to nuclear facilities and “therefore no radiological release risk at this time.”