QATAR: Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company has reported “extensive damage” at the Ras Laffan industrial site following missile attacks, marking Iran’s retaliation for reported Israeli strikes on its South Pars gas field. Ras Laffan was among the facilities Iran had warned would face “decisive action” after the attacks.
The South Pars field, shared by both Qatar and Iran, is part of the world’s largest natural gas reserve. Israel has not yet commented on the situation. Meanwhile, three women in the occupied West Bank were killed after shrapnel from an intercepted missile reportedly hit a beauty salon, BBC reported.
Iran, along with allied militias, has continued retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, with incidents reported in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah positions. In a separate development, Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in an overnight strike, confirmed by the Iranian president.
(Inputs from BBC)
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