The Israeli strikes on Lebanon in recent days have claimed the lives of 394 people, including 83 children and 42 women, the country's health minister said Sunday. Pope Leo on Sunday appealed for an end to violence as well as renewed efforts to open space for dialogue as a war between the US-Israel and Iran continued to rattle the Middle East. The Iranian president had earlier waned of ramping up attacks on US targets across the region amid the raging war. Meanwhile, the death toll from Iranian attacks on the UAE has reached four. "One of the hypotheses is that it is an act of terrorism," a top police official told the public broadcaster NRK.

Source: dna March 08, 2026 14:42 UTC