Israel says Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in an overnight strike - read more about him. It comes after Iran's top security official Ali Larijani was also killed yesterday. In Iran, residents live in constant dread - one woman says leaving home "is like gambling with my life". Esmail Khatib was appointed as Iran’s intelligence minister by the late former president, Ebrahim Raisi, back in 2021. IDF says it will attack river crossings in southern LebanonThe Israel Defence Forces (IDF) says it will attack crossings on the Litani River in southern Lebanon this afternoon.

Source: The Star March 18, 2026 11:24 UTC