{"id":40545,"date":"2026-04-04T03:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40545"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:25:06","slug":"middle-east-crisis-live-us-and-iranian-forces-race-to-recover-missing-pilot-from-downed-jet-israel-bombards-beirut-us-israel-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40545","title":{"rendered":"Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut | US-Israel war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs on Friday&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs on Friday. &quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photograph: AFP\/Getty Images&quot;}},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Here are the other main news developments:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c588a5fe-9fbd-4ad6-8f5f-684560900e40&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;ul&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tehran rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, said Iran\u2019s semi-official Fars news agency, citing an unnamed source. There was no immediate comment from the US&lt;\/strong&gt;. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had officially told mediators it was unwilling to meet with US officials in Islamabad in the coming days.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The UN force in Lebanon said a blast at one of its positions had wounded three peacekeepers&lt;\/strong&gt;, two of them seriously, in the third such incident in a week.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Israeli fire killed a man in Syria\u2019s Quneitra province&lt;\/strong&gt; in the south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media said. The man was killed in an attack by \u201can Israeli tank\u201d, the Sana agency said, while state TV said a car was targeted.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An Egyptian national was killed and four others wounded after a fire at a gas complex in Abu Dhabi,&lt;\/strong&gt; caused by falling debris from an intercepted attack, the government media office said. Two of the four people hurt were from Egypt, while the others were from Pakistan, it said.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trump asked lawmakers to approve a $1.5tn defence budget for 2027&lt;\/strong&gt; as the US faces rising costs from its war with &lt;strong&gt;Iran&lt;\/strong&gt; and mounting global security commitments. The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40% in a single year \u2013 the sharpest increase since the second world war.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The US embassy in Lebanon said Iran and allied groups could seek to target universities in the country&lt;\/strong&gt;, where Tehran-backed &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hezbollah\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Hezbollah&lt;\/a&gt; is at war with Israel and Israeli troops are carrying out a ground invasion.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three tankers, including one co-owned by a Japanese company, crossed the strait of Hormuz&lt;\/strong&gt; by hugging close to Oman\u2019s shore \u2013 a rare transit route \u2013 maritime traffic data showed on Friday. &lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;With agencies&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;983f942e-63d5-4cdc-974c-8920770490f3&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1775269953000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.32\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1775271188000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.53\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1775269953000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;22.32\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;22.32&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Welcome summary&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Fri 3 Apr 2026 23.24 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Fri 3 Apr 2026 22.32 EDT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1775273085860}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-69d080ad8f08764b987c9eb2\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>Further to the last post:<\/em> <strong>as combat search and rescue (CSAR) teams are activated to retrieve a missing pilot after a downing, their soldiers \u2013 such as retired master sergeant Scott Fales \u2013 have been suiting up in a \u201cready room\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Experts like Fales \u2013 a pararescue jumper who played a key role in the 1993 \u201cBlack Hawk Down\u201d incident in Mogadishu, Somalia \u2013 are always standing by whenever US aircraft are over enemy territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cBefore any operations are conducted &#8230; there is always a CSAR plan,\u201d Fales told Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Simultaneously, an immense amount of intelligence is gathered and analysed on the location and status of the missing aviator. Fales said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>Everything from human intelligence to imagery intelligence to, you know, all the different drones we have looking \u2013 signals intelligence. It\u2019s all being used to try to find this guy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"1658440c-b688-4cf5-957d-34279c16254d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Picture of an ejector seat posted by Revolutionary Guards.<\/span> Photograph: X @IRGCIntelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Once the missing aviator is located, a rescue plan is formulated in real time inside the helicopters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThose gunners are spotting and looking for threats, the pilots are looking for a place to land, we\u2019re reaching out to that downed aviator,\u201d Fales said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On the ground, they ensure the pilot is actually the person they are searching for, and a threat-versus-medical-needs assessment is done. In their minds, Fales said, would be:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>What kind of immediate threat are we in? How much time do we have to get this person out? What kind of injuries do they have? And then we\u2019ll make up our mind on the type, amount of treatment that\u2019s needed on the scene \u2013 or do we just grab and go depending on the threat?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">With a fellow soldier still unaccounted for in south-west <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Iran<\/a>, Fales said he was \u201cvery hopeful\u201d the aviator would be located.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>I\u2019m hoping that friendly people have found him and are hiding him. Or he\u2019s still evading.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/04\/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-war-missing-pilot-downed-jet-israel-bombards-beirut&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d080ad8f08764b987c9eb2&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d080ad8f08764b987c9eb2&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards 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\u2018Oh my God, I was in a fighter jet two minutes ago, flying 500 miles an hour, and a missile just exploded, literally 15 feet from your head,\u2019\u201d said retired brigadier general <strong>Houston Cantwell<\/strong>, who is now at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">With that said, a pilot\u2019s training \u2013 known as survival, evasion, resistance and escape (Sere) \u2013 would likely kick in before he or she parachutes to the ground, the Agence France-Presse news agency\u2019s report says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYour best view of where you may want to go or where you may want to avoid is while you\u2019re coming down in your parachute,\u201d said Cantwell, who logged 400 hours of combat flight experience, including missions over Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Parachuting to the ground risked foot, ankle and leg injuries, the former airman said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>There are many stories of survivors from Vietnam that had severe injuries \u2013 compound fractures \u2013 just from the ejection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"2895cc33-8153-4061-b00f-5ae0120f1be6\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Images of wreckage published by Iranian state media.<\/span> Photograph: Press TV X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Upon landing, \u201ctake an inventory of yourself to figure out: what condition am I in? Can I even move? Am I even mobile?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Aviators then figure out where they are, whether it is behind enemy lines, where they can hide and how they can communicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Cantwell said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>Try to avoid enemy capture, as long as you can. And if I were in a desert environment, I\u2019d want to try to find some water.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Simultaneously, combat search and rescue teams \u2013 highly trained soldiers and pilots already on alert \u2013 would be activated. But the missing crew member can increase the odds of a safe rescue. Cantwell said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don\u2019t want to be captured. I want to try to get to a location where I can get extracted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a city, that may be a rooftop. In a rural setting, a field where helicopters can land. Movement was best at night, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Cantwell said that when he flew, he also carried a pistol.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/04\/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-war-missing-pilot-downed-jet-israel-bombards-beirut&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d07c7b8f086bcf9a2a0524&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d07c7b8f086bcf9a2a0524&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; Israel bombards Beirut&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/apr\/04\/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-war-missing-pilot-downed-jet-israel-bombards-beirut?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69d07c7b8f086bcf9a2a0524#block-69d07c7b8f086bcf9a2a0524\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-04-04T03:09:14.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Friday, April 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time\">23.09 EDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-69d0543c8f08764b987c9dda\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Welcome summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/series\/middle-east-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US-Israel war on Iran<\/a> and its impact on the region, the world and the global economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iranian and American forces were racing each other early on Saturday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/03\/us-fighter-jet-confirmed-shot-down-over-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down<\/a> inside Iran since the start of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tehran said it had shot down the F-15 warplane, while US media reported American special forces had rescued one of its two crew members and the other was still missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iranian authorities urged people living in the country\u2019s rugged south-west to search for the jet\u2019s crew, as state TV broadcast images of what was said to be the mangled debris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iran\u2019s military said it also downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with US media saying the pilot was rescued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">US Central Command did not immediately comment on the loss of the F-15, but the White House said <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> \u201chas been briefed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The US president told NBC the F-15 loss would not affect negotiations with Iran, saying: \u201cNo, not at all. No, it\u2019s war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fresh strikes meanwhile hit Israel, Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/lebanon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Lebanon<\/a> and Gulf countries \u2013 and large blasts reportedly rocked northern Tehran. Israel said it had launched a wave of strikes in the Iranian capital, alongside parallel attacks in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Strikes by all sides have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites, raising fears of wider disruption to global energy supplies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c08e3c24-cbe5-4674-b840-31199c42b302\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs on Friday. <\/span> Photograph: AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Here are the other main news developments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Tehran rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, said Iran\u2019s semi-official Fars news agency, citing an unnamed source. There was no immediate comment from the US<\/strong>. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had officially told mediators it was unwilling to meet with US officials in Islamabad in the coming days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The UN force in Lebanon said a blast at one of its positions had wounded three peacekeepers<\/strong>, two of them seriously, in the third such incident in a week.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Israeli fire killed a man in Syria\u2019s Quneitra province<\/strong> in the south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media said. The man was killed in an attack by \u201can Israeli tank\u201d, the Sana agency said, while state TV said a car was targeted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>An Egyptian national was killed and four others wounded after a fire at a gas complex in Abu Dhabi,<\/strong> caused by falling debris from an intercepted attack, the government media office said. Two of the four people hurt were from Egypt, while the others were from Pakistan, it said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump asked lawmakers to approve a $1.5tn defence budget for 2027<\/strong> as the US faces rising costs from its war with <strong>Iran<\/strong> and mounting global security commitments. The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40% in a single year \u2013 the sharpest increase since the second world war.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The US embassy in Lebanon said Iran and allied groups could seek to target universities in the country<\/strong>, where Tehran-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hezbollah\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a> is at war with Israel and Israeli troops are carrying out a ground invasion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Three tankers, including one co-owned by a Japanese company, crossed the strait of Hormuz<\/strong> by hugging close to Oman\u2019s shore \u2013 a rare transit route \u2013 maritime traffic data showed on Friday. <br \/><em>With agencies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/apr\/04\/middle-east-crisis-live-us-iran-war-missing-pilot-downed-jet-israel-bombards-beirut&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69d0543c8f08764b987c9dda&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69d0543c8f08764b987c9dda&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian forces race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; 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