In the early hours of Monday, Israel began launching strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after it accused the militant group of firing rockets at Israel.

Israeli strikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon have killed at least 31 people and injured 149, according to Lebanon's health ministry. 

Explosions have been reported in Bahrain and Dubai, and an oil refinery on fire in Saudi Arabia.

In a joint statement, the US and six allied Gulf states said Iran's actions in the region represent a "dangerous escalation", which threatens stability in the Middle East. 

Earlier, the Kuwaiti military said "several" US fighter planes had crashed in Kuwait, with the crew unharmed.

The cause is being investigated, with verified footage showing the apparent moment a fighter jet fell from the sky and crashed near Kuwait City. 

The Iranian Red Crescent Society says 555 people have been killed in Iran following attacks by the US and Israel across more than 130 cities. 

On Sunday, an Iranian missile strike killed nine people in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. 

UK military base RAF Akrotiri was targeted by "a suspected drone attack" just after midnight. 

The British Ministry of Defence said it was moving family members who live at the base to alternative accommodation as a "precautionary measure".

(Source: BBC)