A Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet was the cause of the accidental shootdown of 3 F-15E Strike Eagles in a “friendly fire” incident over the country on Sunday, not a Kuwaiti “Patriot” Surface-to-Air Missile Battery like had initially been believed, three people familiar with initial reports of the incident told the Wall Street Journal.

One F/A-18 launched three missiles against the F-15s, according to a U.S. official, with all three aircraft being hit and going down, but their pilots ejecting safely. The incident occurred soon after multiple Iranian drones had penetrated Kuwaiti air defenses, one striking a commercial port and killing six American servicemembers, with Kuwaiti officials on edge when their radars detected the jets flying in and fired on them.

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 Hezbollah issued statement regarding overnight developments on the southern front:

“Responding to Israeli strikes that targeted dozens of Lebanese towns and areas, including Beirut’s southern suburbs, Islamic Resistance fighters launched a rocket barrage at 01:20 AM on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, targeting a gathering of Israeli forces at the Metula site.”

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⚡️🇮🇷🇮🇱 Footage of the Intercepted Iranian missile

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