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'I try to stay strong': Mum who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBC
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A mother of newborn twins sheltering in a displacement centre in Lebanon said she was told to evacuate her home ahead of planned strikes by the Israeli army. "Our home was bombed, and everything I had prepared for the children was gone," she told the BBC. Ghada is among more than one million displaced people in Lebanon, as Israel continues to intensify its attacks on the armed group Hezbollah. She now sleeps alongside her babies - and 2000 others - in a university-turned-shelter in the southern city of Sidon. Lebanon's third largest city and known as the gate to the south of the country, Sidon has taken a large share of the displacement caused by the war. Many of the families who have arrived there come from areas of Lebanon where Hezbollah enjoys significant support. In March, Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said a buffer zone would be set up inside southern Lebanon and that Israel would keep security control over a swathe of the territory. All houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border would be demolished, he also said. Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for Israel's assassination of Iran's supreme leader at the start of the Iran war. Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon and has launched attacks across the country in response, while Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets at Israel. Israel was also carrying out near-daily strikes on Hezbollah across Lebanon before that despite a ceasefire that was agreed in 2024, accusing the group of trying to recover its military capabilities. Violence began after a teenage settler was killed, reportedly after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian. At least 10 people were killed and 27 injured, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave. Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime. BBC Verify explains how we verified a video of a fire at an oil depot in Iran. The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February. Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran. Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state. Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline. Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport. Explosions rocked the capital overnight as its busiest airport was hit by airstrikes. Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel. The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world. Iranians fleeing their country have told the BBC what life under bombardment has been like. The Israeli military said it began "a wave of strikes” hours after telling civilians living in a large swathe of southern Lebanon to leave their homes immediately. From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC's Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun battle. Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage. The UK Government advised British nationals to "shelter in place and register your presence" with all flights from Dubai suspended until further notice. Strikes on Iran's capital, Tehran, continue after the initial combat operations were jointly launched by the US and Israel on 28 February.