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Hamas urges Iran not to target neighbouring countries Hamas urged Iran not to target neighbouring countries as tensions escalate in the region, while backing Tehran’s right to respond to US and Israeli actions. The Palestinian group said it supports Iran’s right to respond to the “US-Israeli aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws,” but “calls upon our brothers in Iran not to target neighbouring countries”. Hamas urged regional states to cooperate to stop the aggression and preserve “the bonds of brotherhood among them.”

Iraqi armed faction says it carried out eight operations targeting US bases An Iraqi armed faction said it carried out eight operations targeting US military bases inside and outside Iraq over the past 24 hours. The group said the attacks were “qualitative operations,” but did not provide details on the locations or the type of weapons used. Militias operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have repeatedly claimed drone and rocket attacks on US bases in the region amid escalating tensions.

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday and dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation as it deployed more troops to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah and warned of more attacks on the country's infrastructure. As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's suburbs with air strikes, Lebanon's interior minister said authorities were unable to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought refuge in the capital.

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Acclaimed docudrama reconstructing killing of five-year-old girl in Gaza is nominated for best international feature.

Explainer: Why haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, stepped into the war?  Reuters

UN chief in Beirut for Lebanon 'solidarity' visit UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had arrived in Beirut on Friday for a "solidarity" visit to Lebanon, where the Middle East war has claimed more than 687 lives since 2 March. "I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. They did not choose this war. They were dragged into it," Guterres said on X. "The UN and I will spare no effort in striving for the peaceful future that Lebanon and this region so richly deserve," he added. I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. @UN & I will spare no effort in striving for the peaceful future that Lebanon & this region so richly deserve. March 13, 2026

The US Central Command says rescue efforts are under way after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.

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Drone hits residential apartment in Beirut's Burj Hammoud A drone struck a residential apartment in Beirut's Burj Hammoud district on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital on Friday, Lebanon's state media said. It is the first time the area has been targeted.

Second tanker involved in incident safely lands at Ben Gurion Airport after sending out international emergency signal The post US refueling plane crashes in Iraq due to apparent accident, rescue efforts ongoing appeared first on The Times of Israel.

KC-135 Crashes In Iraq While Supporting Iran Ops  Air & Space Forces Magazine

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, March 12 (Reuters) - Morocco is developing plans to repatriate its nationals who fought for Islamic State in Syria and were transferred by the United States into Iraqi detention, a senior security official said on Thursday. The U.S. began moving detained IS members out of Syria in January after the collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which had been guarding around a dozen facilities holding IS fighters and affiliated civilians, including foreigners.

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Iraq calls for the ‘protection of maritime routes’ Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has called for “the protection of maritime routes” after deadly attacks that set two tankers ablaze off the coast of Iraq overnight. “The security and safety of navigation in international maritime routes and energy supply lines must remain separate from regional conflicts and rivalries,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the Iraq News Agency. The comments came after Iraq shut down port operations after the attacks.

Fire on oil tankers near Iraq extinguished The Director General of Iraqi Ports told Al Jazeera that the blaze that broke out in oil tankers attacked earlier have been extinguished.  Two foreign tankers were struck by unidentified attackers late on Wednesday within Iraqi territorial waters, which led to them catching fire. At least one crew member was reportedly killed in the assault.

Lebanon, Syria, and France hold tripartite talks on regional security Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he held a tripartite call with his Syrian and French counterparts,  Ahmed al-Sharaa and Emmanuel Macron. According to the statement, the three leaders discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region amid rapidly evolving security developments linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region. They also assessed the latest escalation and agreed to remain in close contact to monitor developments.

Police say suspects are all in their 20s, set bomb 'with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,' may have been working for a foreign state The post Norway arrests 3 brothers with Iraqi roots over blast at US embassy appeared first on The Times of Israel.

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case. Liam O'Hanna was charged in May last year with displaying a flag of the proscribed Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah at a November 2024 concert in London under the UK's 2000 Terrorism Act. But he walked free from a London court in September after a chief magistrate, Paul Goldspring, found there had been a technical error around the timings in bringing the case against him.

Mexico issues visas to some Iraq footballers so they can play in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier in Monterrey.