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Journalists can't always get the most up-to-date information on how many people have been killed or injured during a war, but statements from officials and authorities can give us some idea.

Here's what we've learned:

Iran: The Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, said on Friday that 1,332 civilians had been killed as a result of US-Israeli strikes since the war began.

Lebanon: The health ministry said 394 people have been killed, including 83 children and 42 women.

Israel: Emergency service MDA said 10 people have been killed since the start of its campaign on Iran. The country's health ministry said that, as of 07:00 (05:00 GMT) today, 1,929 people have been injured and evacuated to hospitals since 28 February, though not all are receiving treatment due to missile strikes.

US: Six US soldiers were killed in an Iranian drone strike on an American base in Kuwait last Sunday, the Pentagon said.

UAE: The Ministry of Defence said four people have been killed.

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior reported the death of two military personnel and two border guards. A girl was also killed by falling shrapnel, the health ministry said.

Bahrain: The Ministry of Interior said last week that a worker was killed by falling debris.

The BBC is not able to verify these figures.

Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country has detected 234 missiles and 422 drones since the outbreak of the conflict last Saturday.

"This aggression has resulted in a number of victims among citizens and residents," including a young girl, two members of the Kuwaiti armed forces, and two border guards, it writes on X.

There have also been reports of two fires in Kuwait over the past 24 hours following drone strikes - one at a government tower and another at Kuwait International Airport.

Both have been brought under control, according to officials.

Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

I've been looking at the latest situation regarding some of the major commercial airlines in the Middle East - all of which are operating significantly reduced services.

Qatar Airways says it has a limited number of flights leaving Doha today and tomorrow - you can read more here - and below are the latest details from Etihad Airways and Emirates.

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According to Etihad's website, flights resumed on Friday with a "limited commercial flight schedule".

In the coming days Etihad intends to operate 20 flights each on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday subject to all safety criteria being met.

Destinations include: Jeddah, Toronto, New York, Riyadh, Seoul, Malé, Bangkok, Phuket, Hanoi, Colombo, London, Moscow, Paris, Milan, Zurich, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Etihad stresses that passengers should check before they travel as the situation is being closely monitored and could change.

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Emirates says it will operate a reduced flight schedule in the coming days, following the partial re-opening of regional airspace.

Tickets for the commercial airline went on sale a few hours ago and I have had a look at Emirates' website for the earliest dates that Brits in Dubai can find a flight back to the UK. They include 9 March for Gatwick and Heathrow; 10 March for Glasgow and Newcastle; 11 March for Edinburgh; 12 March for Birmingham.

Similar to Etihad Airways, Emirates notes the airline will continue to monitor developments in the region and "will develop our operational schedule accordingly". Passengers are advised to keep checking before travelling.

US Central Command (Centcom) is urging Iranians to "stay home" as it claims the Islamic Republic's regime is carrying out military operations from densely populated civilian areas.

Iran has used "crowded areas surrounded by civilians in cities such as Dezful, Isfahan and Shiraz to launch attack drones and ballistic missiles", Centcom says in a statement released on X.

It adds that this behaviour puts the lives of civilians at risk "since locations used for military purposes lose protected status" and can become legitimate targets.

"Iran’s terrorist regime is blatantly disregarding civilian lives by attacking Gulf partners while compromising the safety of their own people," says Centcom commander Adm Brad Cooper.

Since the start of the strikes on 28 February, Iran has also accused the United States of hitting civilian infrastructure. BBC Verify has documented damage to a hospital, sporting centres, a Unesco world heritage site and two schools - one of which saw 168 people killed on Saturday morning, according to Iranian officials.

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People in Iran have been sending messages to BBC Persian's Ghoncheh Habibiazad, after several oil refineries in Tehran were targeted in Israeli strikes overnight.

A man in his 30s from Karaj, in the west of the Tehran province, said: "It started with a red light that lit up everything followed by a wave that jolted the door. Then the sky was lit again and a huge red cloud appeared."

A woman in her 20s said the city was covered in smoke."You can smell the burning," she said. "I can’t see the sun. There is a horrible smoke. It’s still there. I’m very tired."

Another woman in her 20s described opening the window "for a moment and it smelled like a pump station [burning]".

After the Karaj depot was hit, another man in his 20s described a "huge explosion and it was on fire for hours".

BBC Persian is the Persian language service of BBC News, used by 24 million people around the world - the majority in Iran - despite being blocked and routinely jammed by Iranian authorities.

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These are the latest pictures coming to us from Tel Aviv, Israel. Smoke and vapor trails are visible in the sky over the city, and smoke has been seen rising.

This follows a report from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that missiles had been launched towards Israel from Iran. The IDF said that "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat".

The Israeli medical emergency services have said in a separate update that they are treating three people "injured from shrapnel" after "shooting towards" Israel. They didn't specify in which part of the country.

Earlier, the country's health ministry said almost 2,000 people had been sent to hospital since the start of the conflict.

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Nikos Papanikolaou
BBC News

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The German frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen has arrived at the port of Limassol.

It joins a growing number of international military assets in Cypriot waters.

France has already deployed the frigate FS Languedoc, while Italy and Spain have said they will send the frigates ITS Federico Martinengo and Cristóbal Colón (F105).

Greece has also sent F-16 fighter jets and two frigates to the island, while the United Kingdom has deployed helicopters and is preparing to send the destroyer HMS Dragon to the region after a drone strike near the British base at RAF Akrotiri earlier this week.

The United Arab Emirates has issued a statement asserting it is "acting in self-defense against the brutal and unjustified Iranian aggression".

The statement, published by the foreign ministry, says that Iran has launched more than 1,400 drones at the UAE, with civilian casualties.

This violates international law, it says, and is an "infringement upon the UAE's sovereignty and territorial integrity".

It adds that "it does not seek to be drawn into any conflict or escalation", but says it "affirms its full right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and national security" under international law.

Nick Beake
Europe Correspondent reporting from Dubai

The UAE’s Ministry of Defence has said in the past hour it’s responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

It posted on social media that people should know the noises they heard above them were the UAE air defences working to neutralise threats.

It’s a message people in the UAE have been told for a week know as Iran continues to target its Gulf neighbours.

Earlier, the ministry said it had already intercepted 16 ballistic missiles and 113 drones on Sunday.

It also gave an update of its response to the aerial assaults Tehran had launched in the past week:

• 1,422 drones had been detected, of which 80 got through
• Eight cruise missiles were detected and intercepted
• In all, 238 ballistic missiles were fired. Of those 15 landed in the sea, two managed to land and the rest were intercepted

We don’t know where exactly all these drones and missiles were taken down, nor their intended targets. It’s possible they could have been intercepted by the UAE but destined for countries beyond.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says two of its soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon.

In a statement shared on Telegram, the IDF has named one of the soldiers as Master Sergeant Maher Khatar, 38, from Majdal Shams.

It says the soldier from the Combat Engineering Corps died during combat in southern Lebanon.

The IDF says the family of the other has been notified but his name has not yet been cleared for publication.

Emily Wither
Reporting from Van, Turkey

We’ve been talking to Iranians who have crossed over the snow-covered border into eastern Turkey.

Several Iranians have now told us there is a sign on the wall on the Iranian side of the border warning Iranians not to speak to journalists.

According to one woman in her 40s, who wishes to remain anonymous, the sign says: “Once you cross there are journalists on the other side do not give them an interview or there will be legal consequences.”

She took a taxi with her husband from Tehran to the Turkish border after days under air strikes in the capital.

“We strangely felt safe under the air attacks because we believe neither the US or Israel want to attack civilians - we were toasting when the military bases and intelligence headquarters were hit,” the woman says.

We have found Iranians crossing into Turkey reluctant to speak to us - a sign that even outside the country, and despite the regime appearing weakened over the past week, the fear still lingers.

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from southern Lebanon

There was a loud boom here at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in southern Lebanon as an Israeli strike hit nearby.

Smoke could be seen from the site of the hit, about 500m (1,600 feet) away.

An ambulance crew rushed to the scene but said they found no dead or injured people.

Footage shared by witnesses after the strike showed a collapsed building surrounded by debris.

There have been frequent thuds of explosions from Israeli air strikes here today as the war with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah continues to escalate.

The buzz of drones overhead can also be heard.

Huge swathes of southern Lebanon are under Israeli evacuation orders.

Earlier, a man screamed as he arrived at the hospital with the body of his 19-year-old son who was killed in a strike this week, but his body trapped under the rubble.

"What's happening here is like what happened in Gaza," he shouted.

The Lebanese Health Ministry says 394 people have been killed in the Israeli military action since Monday.

Faren Taghizadeh
Senior Journalist, BBC Persian

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I have been following the situation in Tehran through reports and observations from journalists and people who have managed to post from Tehran on X.

The internet is cut off, and ordinary citizens who do not have VPNs cannot connect to the global internet. Some people also say that buying a VPN has become very expensive.

There are two main fears that people are describing: on the one hand, there is fear about the fires and the loud explosions heard last night in Tehran; on the other, there is worry about possible chemical substances in the smoke rising from burning oil storage tanks into the city’s sky.

Some posts - whether helpful or not - advise people to drink as much milk as possible and to close their windows. Others recommend using N95 masks.

Fatemeh Rajabi, one of the journalists who managed to connect to X, posted photos of Tehran’s sky at 09:00 local time. The sky looks dark and black. She also said that it has rained in some areas.

Another user wrote that along with the rain, black powder-like particles are falling to the ground. Someone else advised them not to go out under this rain.

The UAE's Ministry of Interior says air defences "are now dealing with a missile threat".

"Please stay in a safe place and follow the warnings and updates on official websites," the statement says.

Nick Beake
Europe Correspondent reporting from Dubai

The streets of Dubai are quieter but not empty - the same with the main shopping centres and restaurants.

A text alert for possible Iranian missiles was sent out across the city mid-morning. The warning was then lifted.

It’s a contrast with the confusion of yesterday morning when a drone hit near the Dubai's main airport - just missing a terminal building and planes on the tarmac.

Dubai authorities still haven’t acknowledged that attack.

Last night, falling debris from an interception overhead killed a Pakistani man in his car as Iran attacked again.

One the city’s highest skyscrapers was left smouldering, after also being hit by debris.

There is no panic, but after a week of this war people know full well Dubai is still in the firing line.

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Fighting across the Middle East continues as the US-Israel war against Iran moves into its second week.

Here’s what to know:

Iranian clerics have reached a consensus on a new supreme leader - but says some "obstacles" remain before they can be named. Israel has also threatened to "pursue every successor" to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes last weekend.

Israeli strikes targeting oil refineries have caused thick, black smoke to blanket Tehran - residents say "it is as if the sun has completely disappeared".

An Iranian drone strike has hit Kuwait’s high-rise Public Institution for Social Security building, causing a huge fire - authorities say the blaze has been contained.

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon continue - according to its health minister, 394 people have been killed since the recent clashes with Israel began.

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from southern Lebanon

I'm at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in southern Lebanon.

Staff here say they received patients and bodies early this morning after an Israeli strike killed 20 people in the village of Seir al-Gharbiyah.

Two of the dead were brought here as well as four injured children, supervisor Ali Omeis says.

Their injuries include fractures and internal bleeding from shrapnel, he adds.

The hospital is now trying to transfer the patients to a safer part of the country.

BBC Verify examines burning Tehran street after oil depot strikepublished at 11:55 GMT 8 March

11:55 GMT 8 March

By Emma Pengelly and Ghoncheh Habibiazad

Verified video posted online overnight shows a line of fire burning in a street in north-west Tehran.

The fire is in Koohsar Boulevard, in Shahran neighbourhood, where about 2km (1.2 miles) away an oil depot was reportedly struck on Saturday evening. It's not clear whether the two incidents are connected.

According to the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), oil depots in Tehran and Alborz provinces were attacked last night.

We've run checks to make sure the footage was newly posted online last night and we've also looked for any signs of AI manipulation.

In new footage we have verified, shared online this morning, the sky over Tehran is filled with smoke and we can see a large fire continuing to burn at Shahran oil depot.

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Lebanon's death toll from clashes with Israel has risen to 394 people, according to the government's health minister.

At a press conference on Sunday, Rakan Nassereddine said the dead included 83 children and 42 women since Lebanon became involved with the US-Israel war with Iran.

Nassereddine added that nine rescue workers had also died.

The total number of Lebanese fatalities is a sharp rise from Saturday, when the health minister put the figure at 294 people.

The blaze at the headquarters of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security has now been extinguished, according to local authorities.

Kuwait's Ministry of Information said on social media that firefighting teams "managed to combat the fire" by containing it and preventing its spread.

The flaming tower lit up the sky in Kuwait City following a drone strike in the early hours of Sunday morning.