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The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline

Israel’s military says it struck “the heart of Tehran” early Friday while smoke was seen billowing in the Beirut skyline

The Independent UK

Lebanon's displaced endure squalid conditions in tents on Beirut waterfront

Euronews visited the Lebanese families crowding Beirut’s waterfront in makeshift tents, lacking water, sanitation and state aid as renewed Israel-Hezbollah fighting displaced hundreds of thousands over the past weeks.

Euronews

Eid away from home: Displaced Lebanese struggle in overcrowded Beirut shelters

As the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah continues, displaced Lebanese told Euronews they marked the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded Beirut shelters, lacking food, water and medical care, as families remain scattered and homes destroyed in a widening humanitarian crisis.

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France warns Israel over humanitarian consequences of Lebanon ground operation

France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday urged Israel not to send in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, saying such a move would have "major humanitarian consequences".

Radio France Internationale

Lebanon orders Iran’s ambassador out, escalating a postwar crackdown on Tehran’s influence

Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry has declared Iran’s ambassador to Beirut persona non grata, ordering him to leave the country by the end of the week

The Independent UK

Walid Khalidi obituary

Historian who played a key role in persuading the Palestinian leadership of a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict

The Guardian - UK

‘Forward defensive line’: Israel says it will control south Lebanon up to Litani River to create a ‘security zone’

Israel plans to establish a security zone up to the Litani River in southern Lebanon, a significant escalation against Hezbollah. Lebanon responded by expelling Iran's ambassador, citing diplomatic violations. This move escalates regional tensions, with France urging Israel to avoid a wider ground operation while supporting Lebanon's diplomatic action.

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Iran launches strikes against Israel and Gulf states after denying talks with US

Tehran continued to launch strikes against targets in the region, after denying the US president's claims of "very good" talks between the two sides to end the Iran war.

Euronews

Iran-US war latest: Oil prices fall after Trump offers ‘15-point’ peace plan and rules out Iran nukes

The Pentagon reportedly ordered about 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to begin moving to the Middle East

The Independent UK

Israel strikes Hezbollah's civilian as well as military wings in an attempt to crush the group

An Israeli strike has hit a Hezbollah-run health center in southern Lebanon and killed 12 medical workers, as Israel widens its campaign beyond fighters

The Independent UK

Israeli action in Lebanon risks repeating history’s mistakes — and torpedoing a historic moment for dialogue

The current fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began as a side front in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it is fast becoming more central to Israel’s overall combat efforts and strategic objectives.

The Conversation

What to know about the resurgent war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel and Hezbollah are rapidly escalating a new war that is hitting Beirut and pushing toward a wider ground fight

The Independent UK

Moment Israeli airstrike destroys building in Beirut

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Moment Beirut building collapses after Israeli airstrike

The moment an Israeli airstrike hit a central Beirut building on Wednesday, 18 March, was captured on eyewitness video.

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Euronews

Lebanon: Israeli airstrike flattens Beirut apartment block, killing at least six

An Israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment building in the Bachoura district of Beirut early on Wednesday, killing at least six people, according to Lebanese authorities.

The Times of India

Watch: Israeli strike in Beirut reduces building to rubble in seconds

An Israeli airstrike obliterated a residential building in Beirut early Wednesday, following intensified strikes across Lebanon. The early morning attack flattened the structure, sending a massive dust cloud billowing. This incident, part of wider targeted attacks, resulted in six deaths and twelve injuries, with authorities yet to confirm specific targets…

The Independent UK

Iran lashes out with attacks on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Israel hits Beirut

Iran has lashed out with multiple attacks on its Gulf neighbors and Israel following the killing of one of its top leaders in an airstrike, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defenses and killing two near Tel Aviv

Euronews

Iran fires barrages at Israel and wider region after killing of two of its top security officials

Iran fired advanced missiles at central Israel in the early hours of Wednesday, killing two people, as it looks to avenge the killing of two of its top security officials. Several countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq have also reported new attacks from Tehran.

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Cathay Pacific suspends flights to and from Dubai until end of April – as it happened

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Lebanon: Beirut’s southern suburbs bombarded by Israeli strikes

New Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, flattening buildings and deepening fears of wider war as Israel–Hezbollah clashes intensify.

Euronews

UAE briefly closes airspace after reporting new wave of attacks as Iran war rolls into its 18th day

Early attacks were traded as the US and Israeli war on Iran pushed through into day 18. The UAE reported that its air defences were working to intercept Iranian fire as Israel announced new strikes on Tehran and expanded operations targeting Iran’s Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah.

The Independent UK

The Latest: UAE briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran

State media in the United Arab Emirates reports that a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil tank farm in the emirate of Fujairah

The Conversation

In war-torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed buildings unleashes invisible health threats

The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings – they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to millions of people.

The Independent UK

Iran hits Gulf neighbors and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis

Israel has launched new attacks on Beirut and Tehran, while Dubai's airport suspended flights after an Iranian drone hit a nearby fuel tank and sparked a fire

Euronews

Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least four in Lebanon as UN chief urges diplomatic solution

Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah, alongside the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.

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