The Israeli military says it's responding to strikes from Iran-backed Hezbollah, and warns residents in Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate.

The reports of attacks on commercial ships came after the US said it "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-layers in the area. Elsewhere, two drones were downed near Dubai airport.

The southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital after Israeli airstrikes. Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times Near the Strait of Hormuz An image released by the Royal Thai Navy shows a vessel ...