The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold.

Qatar evacuates residents of area around US embassy as ‘temporary precautionary measure’

Qatar is evacuating residents living in the vicinity of the US embassy in Doha as a “temporary precautionary measure,” the Gulf country’s interior ministry says early on Thursday.

“Suitable accommodation has been provided for them as part of necessary preventive measures,” the ministry says in a statement.

US-chartered flight for American citizens has departed Mideast — State Department

The US chartered a flight for American citizens out of the Middle East earlier today, the State Department says.

This appears to be the first one since the start of the Iran war.

“Additional flights will be surged across the region. American citizens in UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel interested in the [State] Department’s charter flight or ground transportation options should complete the Crisis Intake Form or contact the State Department’s 24/7 Task Force at +1-202-501-4444,” the State Department adds in a statement.

Israelis given all clear to leave shelters after latest Iran missile attack; no injuries reported

The IDF Home Front Command gives Israelis the all clear to exit their bomb shelters following the Iranian ballistic missile attack.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it hasn’t received any reports of injuries.

IDF detects ballistic missile fire from Iran; sirens sound in central Israel

The IDF says it has detected a launch of ballistic missiles from Iran, with sirens activated across central Israel and parts of the northern West Bank.

The military stresses that it is working to down the missiles.

IDF issues another evacuation warning for Beirut’s southern suburbs ahead of fresh strikes

The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman issues an evacuation for a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a major Hezbollah stronghold, ahead of strikes on buildings allegedly linked to the terror group.

US Senate defeats resolution to curb Trump’s war powers against Iran

The US Senate rejects a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in a narrow congressional show of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers.

The bipartisan measure, introduced by Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Rand Paul, would have required the withdrawal of US forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes the campaign.

But with Republicans holding a 53–47 majority in the upper chamber of Congress and largely backing the president’s decision to attack Iran alongside Israel, the resolution falls short by exactly that margin.

The vote comes five days into a rapidly expanding conflict that has already killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior figures in Tehran, while US troops have died in an Iranian attack on a US base in Kuwait.

Democrats argue Trump unconstitutionally bypassed Congress when he ordered the air campaign and say the administration has offered shifting justifications for the war.

Iran threatens to target Dimona nuclear site if Israel, US seek to topple Islamic Republic

Iran will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the US seek regime change in the Islamic Republic, semi-official ISNA news agency reports, citing an Iranian military official.

IDF issues evacuation warning for Beirut building it identifies as Hezbollah site

The IDF issues an evacuation warning for a building in Beirut, ahead of an airstrike against a Hezbollah site.

“You are located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, against which the IDF will operate forcefully in the near term,” says spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee, attaching a map showing the location of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.

“For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate this building and the adjacent ones immediately and move at least 300 meters away from them,” he adds.

#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل للمتواجدين في الضاحية الجنوبية في بيروت وتحديدًا في حارة حريك.⭕لكل من يتواجد في المبنى المحدد بالأحمر وفق ما يُعرض في الخارطة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت تابعة لحزب الله⭕من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلاتكم أنتم مضطرون لإخلاء هذه… pic.twitter.com/fLXKulMia1 — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 4, 2026

#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل للمتواجدين في الضاحية الجنوبية في بيروت وتحديدًا في حارة حريك.⭕لكل من يتواجد في المبنى المحدد بالأحمر وفق ما يُعرض في الخارطة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت تابعة لحزب الله⭕من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلاتكم أنتم مضطرون لإخلاء هذه… pic.twitter.com/fLXKulMia1

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 4, 2026

Suspected drone triggers sirens in Lebanon border towns

Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration sound in the Galilee Panhandle and Upper Galilee.

The alerts are activated in several communities near the Lebanon border.

Hezbollah has launched several drones and dozens of rockets at northern Israel today. It also fired several rockets at central Israel earlier.

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