IN BRIEF: New attacks, ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea: Middle East developments

MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah have announced a complete ban on the passage of Israeli ships through the waters of the Red Sea, according to a statement released by the armed forces formed by the militants.

On the evening of June 7, Iran, in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, fired missiles at northern areas of the Jewish state.

Israeli Air Force aircraft carried out strikes on Iran overnight, the military press service stated.

TASS has compiled the main developments in the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

The Israeli army will continue striking targets of the Shiite group Hezbollah across Lebanon, said Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin.

Israeli forces struck a target in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported.

The IDF command issued a warning to residents of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon about upcoming airstrikes and ordered them to urgently evacuate to the northern bank of the Zahrani River.

Israeli troops are also carrying out clearing operations in the outskirts of the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, Al Hadath TV reported on Sunday.

According to the channel, the operation in the outskirts of the city, located 75 km from Beirut, began after intense airstrikes and artillery preparation.

Israeli forces are using robots to detect explosives and sabotage groups.

On the evening of June 7, Iran fired missiles at northern areas of the Jewish state.

Iranian authorities had previously warned that they would respond to Israel if strikes on the Lebanese capital continued.

The Iranian attack on Israel on Sunday evening served only as a warning to force the Jewish state to stop strikes on Beirut, said Iranian Supreme Leader adviser Mohsen Rezaei.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) press service said the targets of the strikes included the Israeli Ramat David Air Base, used to launch attacks on Lebanon.

Iran’s armed forces fired 11 ballistic missiles at Israeli territory overnight, Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said.

On Monday, Israel came under another missile attack from Iran.

Air raid sirens were activated in several areas of central Israel.

At the same time, alerts were triggered across multiple areas in northern Israel, according to information from the country’s warning system.

Israeli Air Force aircraft carried out strikes on Iran overnight, the IDF press service said.

The targets were military facilities in the western and central parts of t