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Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 17 medical staff Heba Nasser on Sat, 03/14/2026 - 14:50 Attack on health centre killed doctors, nurses and paramedics An Israeli artillery unit deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the Lebanon border, fires towards southern Lebanon on 14 March 2026 (AFP) Off An Israeli strike killed 17 medical staff in a direct attack on a primary healthcare centre in southern Lebanon, health authorities said on Saturday. Doctors, nurses and paramedics were among those killed in the attack late on Friday in the border village of Burj Qalawiyeh in the Bint Jbeil district. Lebanon's health ministry accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", saying that 31 paramedics have been killed since the war erupted on 2 March. The Israeli military has accused Hezbollah of using ambulances for military purposes. The army's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, warned that Israel would act against any Hezbollah military use of medical facilities or ambulances. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Israel has carried out daily strikes and incursions in Lebanon since Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, now entering its third week. Nearly 1 million people have been displaced by Israel’s bombing campaign and daily expulsion orders affecting southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut, covering roughly 1,470 sq km. About 14 percent of Lebanon’s territory is currently under orders for residents to leave their homes, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council. Israel 'approved Lebanon attack' hours before Hezbollah rocket fire Read More » Lebanon's health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli strikes have killed 826 people, including 65 women and 106 children, since the start of the war. The ministry added that 2,009 others have been wounded.  On Friday night, a couple and their four children, including a baby, were killed in a strike on their home in the southern city of Nabatieh. Earlier, Israel destroyed a bridge over the Litani River, which bisects southern Lebanon from east to west. The Israeli military described the bridge as a "key crossing" for Hezbollah but provided no evidence. The attack was the first on Lebanese public infrastructure to be acknowledged by Israel since the start of the current war. Israel also dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation and warned of more attacks on the country's infrastructure. "The Lebanese government... will pay increasing costs through damage to infrastructure and loss of territory" until Hezbollah is disarmed, Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the United States sacrifices every country for the sake of Israeli regime, stressing that the US bases do not protect the country’s hosting them.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened to US ships  Al Jazeera

The Vatican envoy to Lebanon visited Qlayaa, after a priest was killed in an Israeli attack.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Army said Saturday it has carried out a drone operation targeting the Israeli Intelligence Corps unit of the Zionist regime’s army, knows as Unit 8200.

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and Israel Middle East crisis – live updates An eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub of the United Arab Emirates, now ships stand docked and silent. Not far out along the hazy horizon, a backlog of hundreds of tankers have lined up in recent days, halted along a waterway flooded with danger. Any vessel heading past Ras Al Khaimah out to the Arabian Sea must traverse the world’s most treacherous strip of water for shipping today: the strait of Hormuz. Just over 20 nautical miles from Ras Al Khaimah, two oil tankers heading for the strait were attacked by Iranian missiles this week, one catching fire. Continue reading...

Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine a legitimate target over drone support  Euronews.com

War on Iran Is Enriching Weapons Firms as It Tanks the Global Economy  Truthout

How America gamified its war with Iran  Axios

US bombs Iran’s oil hub Kharg Island  Al Jazeera

Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports. Announcing the strikes, US President Donald Trump described Kharg as a "crown jewel" for Iran and maintained that every military target on the island had been "totally obliterated". The island, located around 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the Iranian mainland, is a hub for roughly 90 percent of Iran's crude exports, according to a JP Morgan note released earlier this month.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A deputy of Bushehr governor says that exports from the major Iranian oil terminal on the Kharg island in the Persian Gulf is continuing as normal.

Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry Lebanon's health ministry confirmed on Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed 26 paramedics and wounded 51 others since conflict erupted between Israel and Hezbollah. Earlier, Lebanese authorities said an overnight Israeli strike killed 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses working at a healthcare centre in the southern town of Burj Qalawiya, following another strike on the town of Sawaneh that left two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal dead. The health ministry statement also accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", after the Israeli military on Saturday accused Hezbollah of using ambulances militarily.

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – An Iraqi security source announced that the air defense system of the US Embassy in Baghdad broke down as a result of Iranian attacks.

Iranians grapple with whether to flee the country because of the war  The Washington Post

Trump faces a ‘personal Vietnam’ in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal  The Guardian

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says that three US bases have been targted by Iran's naval forces.