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HISTORICAL FACTS: 66 - Caught on Camera

Why Israel is pounding Lebanon with bombs in war with Hezbollah stretching back decades

Thousands of people have been displaced by the latest conflict

The Independent UK

Hezbollah tells Israelis on Lebanese border to leave their homes after fierce attacks

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The Independent UK

France ramps up military aid to Lebanon as Macron calls for halt in attacks

France will strengthen its cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and provide armoured transport vehicles along with operational and logistical support, President Emmanuel Macron has said, as Lebanon is pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East.

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Watch: Israel shares video of precision strikes in Beirut; Hezbollah's military infrastructure hit

The Israeli Defense Forces conducted a significant overnight strike in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah's headquarters and military infrastructure within a densely populated area. This action, described as the twenty-sixth wave of strikes, followed Hezbollah's alleged violation of a truce and its involvement in opening a new front in the ongoing conflict.

The Times of India

Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies

Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacks

The Guardian - UK

'Expect painful blows': Iran hints at 'unseen' weapons as war enters 7th day; US-Israel intensifies strikes — key points

The Middle East is engulfed in conflict as the US and Israel launch extensive military operations against Iran, following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Retaliatory strikes have been launched by Iran, targeting US bases, while both sides report significant military actions, including the destruction of an Iranian "drone carrier"…

The Times of India

Intense Israeli strikes target Iran and Lebanon as US warns bombardment to 'surge dramatically'

Intense Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships

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Tehran warns Europe to stay out of conflict or face ‘retaliation’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order

Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacks

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the expanding Iran crisis: no clear aim and no end in sight

Editorial: The US and Israel started a war that is escalating rapidly, with repercussions beyond the region too

The Guardian - UK

Panic in Beirut as Israel warns Lebanon's southern suburbs to evacuate

Israel orders residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate, and the move sets off panic and gridlock across the capital

The Independent UK

Ayatollah calls for Trump’s blood in revenge for sunken warship: ‘The US will bitterly regret this’

Senior Iranian cleric Abdollah Javadi Amoli said the sinking of the warship in Sri Lankan waters showed Tehran was ‘on the verge of a great test’

The Independent UK

Here are all the countries now involved in the Iran war

U.S. embassies across the region remain on high alert, with the State Department urging Americans to leave immediately.

Axios

Aftermath following overnight Israeli strikes on south Beirut

Crews cleared rubble in Beirut’s southern suburbs after overnight Israeli strikes, Lebanese state media reported.

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Euronews

From airstrikes to aftermath: The Iran question

In an opinion article for Euronews, Saeid Golkar, associate professor at the University of Tennessee, warns that weakening Iran's regime militarily without a transition plan could leave a more radicalised system in place.

Evening Standard

The Iran war could hit Britain — Starmer must equip the country to defend itself

It will take more than 10 days to get the destroyer HMS Dragon tooled up, battle ready and on station to protect Akrotiri and the island of Cyprus from Iranian drone and missile attacks. The RAF base there has already been hit by Iranian Shahed drones, probably launched by Hezbollah…

The Independent UK

Iran's foreign minister says US 'will come to bitterly regret' precedent set after sub sank frigate

Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day

Euronews

Macron asks Netanyahu to 'refrain from a ground offensive' in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from a ground offensive in Lebanon. Macron also said he spoke with Lebanese leaders, stressing the need for Hezbollah to cease its attacks.

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The Independent UK

The Latest: New Iranian attacks target Israel and US bases as more Israeli strikes hit Lebanon

Iran is launching more missiles at Israel and U.S. bases as war in the Middle East enters a sixth day

The Times of India

Rockets, missiles and drones fly across Iran and Israel; Middle East remains tense — how the war is unfolding

Escalating Middle East conflict sees Israel strike Lebanon and intercept Iranian missiles. A US submarine sank an Iranian warship, while Iran retaliated with strikes across the region. The US Senate backed President Trump's military actions against Iran. Energy supplies are threatened as oil prices soar and global markets react.

The Conversation

Hezbollah − degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed − destabilizes Lebanon once again

The fragile peace in Lebanon was already showing serious strains in the first months of 2026 – and then came the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran.

Euronews

Reverse exodus: Syria opens crossings for return of thousands fleeing strikes on Lebanon

The reopenings are not limited to the Jussiyeh and Yabous crossings, but have been extended to the Masnaa border crossing in Lebanon's Bekaa region, the main land crossing between the two countries.

The Guardian - UK

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fighters

The Independent UK

Israeli military orders immediate evacuations in southern Lebanon as strikes on Beirut intensify

Israel has ordered residents of dozens of villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as airstrikes around Beirut intensify and Hezbollah reports more attacks

The Times of India

Did Iran signal 'openness' to end conflict day after joint US-Israel strikes? Report makes big claim after Trump's 'too late' remark

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence reportedly contacted the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), signalling a possible willingness to end the conflict in the Middle East, which began with the joint United States-Israel strikes in Tehran on February 28.

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