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The global rights group says erosion of health, safety in Gaza 'a deliberate act of war targeting women and girls'.

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT, March 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah is applying lessons from its last war with Israel as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion and protracted conflict, returning to its roots in guerrilla warfare in south Lebanon, four Lebanese sources said.

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JERUSALEM, March 10 (Reuters) - The Israeli military illegally used white phosphorus munitions over homes in the southern Lebanese town Yohmor on March 3, posing a threat to civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday. "The incendiary effects of white phosphorus can cause death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering," Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in the statement.

President Aoun outlines a path towards "permanent security and stability", as Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah continue.

When a deafening drone tore a hole in her roof in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurd Amine Poursaid, gripped by fear of another attack, packed her family's belongings and prepared to escape. She is one of thousands of Iranian Kurds opposed to the Islamic republic and who are living in exile in neighbouring Iraq. For years, they were safe, but since the Iran war began, their bases have become targets. "Everything came crashing inside," said Poursaid, the wife of an Iranian opposition party member.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid on Tueasday congratulated Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on his election as the new Leader of Islamic Revolution.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reported on Tuesday of shelling a US army base in the Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq.

Ongoing fighting means issue of Hezbollah's disarmament likely to remain on hold, military experts and analysts say.

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Syrian army says Hezbollah fired artillery shells at its positions The Syrian army on Tuesday said Hezbollah forces in Lebanon have fired artillery shells towards its positions in the town of Saraghaya, located west of Damascus, according to the SANA news agency. “We have detected the arrival of reinforcements for Hezbollah militias at the Syrian-Lebanese border, and we are conducting monitoring and assessing the situation,” the army said.  “We are communicating with the Lebanese army and studying the appropriate options to take the necessary actions,” it added.

Syrian president backs Lebanon’s position on disarming Hezbollah Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the ongoing US-Israeli war and its wider spillover in the region could have “direct and serious repercussions” for Syria. He added that Damascus supports Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s position on disarming Hezbollah and reiterated Syria’s condemnation of attacks on Arab sovereignty.

Hezbollah has ‘no option’ but continue fighting Israel Mohammad Raad, head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, said the group has no option but to continue fighting Israel. The official criticised the Lebanese government for condemning the group’s rocket attacks. “Lebanon today is not choosing between war and peace,” Raad said in a televised address. “It is choosing between war and submission to humiliating conditions imposed by the enemy.”

After Iran, Israel Will Still Be Stuck With the Gaza Problem and Under More Pressure To Solve It  The Media Line

New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen's Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.

Israel orders evacuation of village in southern Lebanon The Israeli military issued a forced evacuation order for residents of the village of al-Ansariya in southern Lebanon. In a statement, the army said it plans to carry out strikes targeting what it described as Hezbollah activity in the area and urged residents to move at least 1,000 metres away from the village.

Israeli shelling kills priest in south Lebanon Israeli tank fire killed a priest in the border village of al-Qlayya, in south Lebanon’s Marjayoun district. Lebanese state media reported that Israeli artillery struck a house in the Christian town twice in succession. The first strike wounded the homeowner and his wife, according to the National News Agency (NNA). When several neighbors, including Father Pierre al-Rai, and Red Cross paramedics rushed to help, the house was hit a second time, injuring Rai and three others. The priest later died from his wounds. The border village had not previously been caught up in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

People in Gaza have been rushing to markets as supplies dwindle even further due to regional conflict.

Expanding regional conflict shifts global attention as Gaza faces border closures, inflation and 'ceasefire' violations.