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South African Muslims performing Umrah are now stranded due to flights being cancelled in the Middle East.

Passengers were stranded around the world as airlines sought to reroute around the Middle East, where most countries had slammed their airspace shut as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the glittering Gulf cities.

A South African teacher working in the United Arab Emirates says she is living in a state of anxiety after hearing explosions over the weekend as tensions escalate in the region.

Former diplomat Ebrahim Rasool has warned that the US and Israel should not be allowed to flout international law.

Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.