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Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, was expelled in mid-March for meddling in Lebanon’s internal affairs.

IDF strikes anti-tank, anti-aircraft missile production sites in Tehran

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All critical, essential targets within Iran to be destroyed before Passover, IDF announces

The IDF deemed "critical" targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war.

An Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran, March 18, 2026.
IDF troops from the 226th Brigade during targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon.

Eight wounded following Iranian missile strike, four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

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IDF troops from the 226th Brigade during targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon.

IDF kills dozens of Hezbollah terrorists, seizes weapons in southern Lebanon

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A Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft stands parked on the tarmac on the day of France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit, at the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, France March 18, 2025.

Israel halts defense sales to France, citing 'hostile attitude,' sources tell 'Post'

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

‘Turf him out tomorrow’: Steve Bannon calls to deport Yair Netanyahu to front lines of Iran war

Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis, Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff Sergeant Gilad Harel.

Four soldiers killed, two wounded while fighting in southern Lebanon, IDF confirms

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US President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his side, looks on as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, US, March 7, 2026.

Trump tells aides he is willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz, WSJ reports

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A woman holds a sign depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a rally organised by Lebanese political parties supporting the Hezbollah movement outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026.

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Eight wounded, cars catch fire in central Israel following strike from Iranian cluster munition

In the afternoon, a man in his 50s was moderately wounded in northern Israel after being hit by shrapnel from a rocket launched by Hezbollah.

Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists bill, Netanyahu in favor

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Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Iran warns of death penalty, asset seizures for spying, aiding enemies

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Gulf States pressure Trump to continue war with Iran until fall of Islamic regime

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Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism, FBI confirms

41-year-old Ayman Ghalazi filled his truck with fireworks before ramming it into the Detroit area's largest synagogue around midday on March 12.

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Toronto Police under fire for allowing pro-Palestine protesters to march past Jewish institutions

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Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

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Defense sources: Ending IDF war on Iran waits for Trump decision on Hormuz, nuke issue

Defense sources were not convinced that Iran would accept a deal to end the war in the coming week, and if they don't, Trump would decide how to address the crisis in the Strait.

Trump sets one week deadline for Iran deal, says US response to Haifa refinery strike coming soon

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media onboard Air Force One on March 29, 2026 while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland from West Palm Beach Florida.

Kuwaiti oil tanker was hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port, alerts raised for possible oil spill

Smoke is released after an Israeli army self-propelled Howitzer artillery gun fires rounds from the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with southern Lebanon on March 27, 2026.

Israel to keep effective control of southern Lebanon, attacks on Hezbollah to continue post-war

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius take a group photo with representatives of members of the military initiative sky shield during the operative launch of the Bundeswehr's first IRIS-T SLM air defence system at the Todendorf military base on September 4, 2024.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

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