War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

- Nuclear plant strike -

Iranian state media said a US-Israeli attack hit near the country's Bushehr nuclear power plant killed one of the site's guards but did not damage the facility.

- Petrochemical hub hit -

Iranian media citing a regional official said a US-Israeli attack hit a petrochemical hub in the southwestern port city of Mahshahr, wounding five people.

Deputy governor for Khuzestan province, Valiollah Hayati, told the Fars news agency that three companies in the zone were hit, adding that it was unknown yet if there were any deaths.

- Iraqi fighter killed -

An attack killed a fighter in the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Iraq, near the Syria border, the former paramilitary coalition said, blaming a US-Israeli strike.

The PMF -- now part of Iraq's regular army but containing pro-Iran factions -- has been repeatedly targeted since the outbreak of war on February 28.

- Turkish ship transit -

A second Turkish-flagged ship has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said.

Uralogl said there were 15 ships belonging to Turkish shipowners waiting to pass through the strait when the war started. "Two of these 15 made the crossing," he said.

- Iran executions -

Iran executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and carrying out actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic.

The executions were the latest in a series targeting the banned People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), after four other group members were executed earlier in the week.

- Four injured in Bahrain -

Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, authorities said. Separately, two buildings in Dubai were hit by debris, including one housing the US cloud computing firm Oracle, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said.

- Blasts in Tehran -

Several blasts shook northern Tehran, an AFP journalist heard, as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.

The blasts occurred at about 7:30 am (0400 GMT) and were accompanied by a loud sound from above as if coming from a drone, said AFP's correspondent in the Iranian capital

- Israel strikes Beirut -

The Israeli military said it had hit "Hezbollah infrastructure sites" in Lebanon's capital Beirut.

An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions in the city within a half-hour period early Saturday and saw smoke billowing from one of them.

Local media reported two airstrikes on the southern suburbs.

- Indonesian peacekeepers wounded -

Indonesia slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that wounded three of its UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, just days after three other Indonesians were killed in separate explosions.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the blast occurred inside a UN facility near El Adeisse on Friday.

Indonesia's government said "these events underscore the urgent need to strengthen protection for UN peacekeeping forces amid an increasingly dangerous conflict situation".

- Missiles fired at Israel -

The Israeli army said its air defences responded to missiles fired from Iran, which medics reported wounded one person.

Israel's emergency services said a 45‑year‑old man was treated for minor injuries from glass shrapnel in the central city of Bnei Brak.

- Iran says second US plane downed -

Iran's military says it has downed a second US military jet in the Gulf, according to state media.

There was no immediate confirmation or denial from Washington. US media said the pilot was rescued.

- Man killed in Syria -

State media in Syria said Israeli fire killed a man in Quneitra province in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The SANA agency said the man had been killed in an attack by "an Israeli tank", while state television said a car was targeted.

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