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Israeli rockets kill 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 14, 2026

The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 daysIsrael killed 12 medical workers in a strike on a medical centre in south Lebanon on Friday night, bringing the toll of healthcare staff killed in…

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Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War
ByAbdi Latif Dahir March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.

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Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel’s war on Lebanon intensifies
ByWilliam Christou in Al-Nimiriya March 14, 2026

Communities displaced and destroyed while death toll rises faster than during any previous war in LebanonFor Batoul Hamdan and her two children, seven-month-old Fatima and Jihad, three, Monday’s iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during…

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The escalation trap: how the Iran war could become more costly and complex
ByPeter Beaumont March 14, 2026

Iran’s is trying to create wedges between Gulf states and the US, but Trump is very comfortable on the ‘escalatory ladder’In its current phase, the Israeli-US war against Iran and its proxies has become a proving ground for two competing concepts of mi…

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday
ByAshley Ahn March 14, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday would be the most intense day of the U.S. air campaign in Iran as a vital oil supply route remained choked off.

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Israel Drops Leaflets on Beirut with Reminders of Gaza War
ByEuan Ward March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Leaflets dropped over the capital referenced Israel’s “success in Gaza” and urged Lebanese citizens to disarm Hezbollah.

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Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Deepa Parent March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumba…

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‘Ghost town’: Lebanon city deserted amid Israeli airstrikes – video dispatch
ByWilliam Christou, Mathilde Poncet, Augusta Anthony and Nikhita Chulani March 13, 2026

Israel has issued a new displacement order for southern Lebanon, instructing residents within 25 miles of the border between the two countries to head north. The order covers major Lebanese cities and dozens of villages. Israel’s military is …

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Drone Strike Has Cyprus, and Europe, on Edge
ByCarlotta Gall March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.

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Top Iranian nuclear scientists killed, Israel says – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton (now); Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose andVivian Ho March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

This live blog has now closed – out coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereFollow live for latest updates in the Middle East crisisAn Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of H…

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