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Threatened by volleys of Hezbollah rockets and missiles from Iran, residents of Arab towns in northern Israel are complaining about a lack of public shelters. "The state is obliged to build public shelters so that the entire population has access to safe havens," Mazen Ghanayem, mayor of the town of Sakhnin, told AFP. "Yet our town doesn't have a single public shelter worthy of the name." Located just 20 kilometres from the border with Lebanon, the town's 36,000 residents have grown all too used to the rockets fired by Hezbollah.

Pentagon deploying 2,500-strong Marine Force to Middle East, CNN reports  The Pentagon is deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, a rapid response force typically made up of about 2,500 Marines and sailors, CNN reported. Such units are often used for evacuations, amphibious operations and other contingency missions requiring ship-to-shore movements. Officials have said there are no current plans to deploy ground troops, but have not ruled out the possibility.

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EU and UK denounce settler violence in West Bank The European Union and United Kingdom have issued statements calling for an end to Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this week.  “We are appalled by the killing of five Palestinians in incidents of settler violence over the past week,” the British Consulate General in Jerusalem said in a statement posted on X. It added that “Israeli security forces have described such violence as ‘unacceptable’” and called on them to follow with “swift, thorough investigations and accountability for those responsible”.  The EU issued similar comments on Tuesday, calling on Israeli authorities to take "immediate and effective action" and urging Israel to "abide by its obligations under international law to protect the Palestinian population in the occupied territory". EU and UK denounce Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The chairman of the Central Headquarters of Global Quds Day based in Tehran said that Quds Day rallies carry special and clear meaning to the American and the Zionists.

Israeli evacuation orders affect 14 percent of Lebanon, NGO says Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israel's forced evacuation orders, an aid group said on Friday, while the United Nations peacekeeping mission said Israeli ground troops were making incursions and erecting roadblocks. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Israel's evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut now covered about 1,470 square kilometres, or about 14 percent of the country. "Israel’s mass evacuation orders have expanded to broad geographic directives, often demanding immediate movement, creating panic and fear across communities that strikes are imminent - even when they are not," said Maureen Philippon, NRC country director in Lebanon. Israeli strikes on Lebanon since 2 March killed almost 700 people, and displaced more than 800,000 in Lebanon. An injured woman is helped away from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a neighbourhood in the town of Mieh Mieh, 5km east of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on 13 March 2026 (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

US legal adviser: Finding against Israel would be 'radical'; Iceland, Netherlands also intervene in case, with Dutch urging court to probe 'deliberate withholding' of aid The post US defends Israel against South Africa’s allegation of genocide in top UN court appeared first on The Times of Israel.

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – An advisor to the commander of IRGC Ground Forces has said that the equations of power have been changed in the region in favor of the Resistance Front.

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March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," Axios reported on Friday citing three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call. According to the report, Trump told allies that he "got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all," while boasting about the results of Operation "Epic Fury" on the G7 call Wednesday morning. Trump said that "nobody knows who is the leader, so there is no one that can announce surrender," Axios reported.

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has said powerful Armed Forces will give a remorseful and regrettable response to enemies for their crimes committed against people of the country.

More than 24,000 civilian units damaged in Iran, Red Crescent says More than 24,000 civilian units have been damaged across various sectors in Iran, including 19,775 residential units, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said, according to IRNA. The report said 4,511 business units were also damaged, which could have significant economic and livelihood consequences for residents. It added that 69 schools were damaged and 195 teachers and students were injured. Sixteen Red Crescent centres were also damaged, along with 21 rescue and relief vehicles and 19 ambulances, the report said. A woman sits outside her destroyed apartment after it was damaged by an strike while she was inside, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 12 March, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al Marja)

Red Cross Society of China to provide $200,000 to Iran for humanitarian assistance China’s foreign ministry said it will continue to provide assistance needed “in the spirit of humanity” to support the Iranian people in overcoming difficulties. The ministry added that the Red Cross Society of China will provide $200,000 to the Iranian Red Crescent.

The Office for National Statistics said there was zero growth in gross domestic product in January.

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that Iran will witness International Quds Day’s rallies across the country different from the previous years given the US-Israeli aggression against the country.

Iran team condemns Trump over World Cup threats Iran national football team has pushed back against remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting it would not be “appropriate” for Iran to take part in this year’s 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a statement, the team stressed that the global tournament is governed by FIFA rather than any individual country. “The World Cup is a historic and international event and its governing body is FIFA — not any individual country. Iran’s national team, with strength and a series of decisive victories achieved by the brave sons of Iran, was among the first teams to qualify for this major tournament,” the statement said. “Certainly no one can exclude Iran’s national team from the World Cup. The only country that could be excluded is one that merely carries the title of “host” yet lacks the ability to provide security for the teams participating in this global event”.

Osher Gabbay, who has been convicted of assaulting and threating Palestinians, has accompanied minister to blast sites and prison security wings despite lack of security clearance The post Far-right activist with criminal past is serving as an aide to Ben Gvir — report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The prosecutor's office said the crimes being investigated include deportation and persecution through deportation.

Iran says it targets Israeli bases, accuses Israel of targeting hospitals  Al Jazeera