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TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iranians in cities and towns nationwide are set to pour into the streets on Quds Day, voicing unwavering support for Palestine and denouncing Israel’s atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank.

The war that never ended: Israel seizes moment to finish fight against Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon  CNN

Iran live updates: Rescue effort underway after US refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq  abcnews.com

Iran-backed group says it shot down US refuelling aircraft in western Iraq The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) claimed responsibility for downing a US KC-135 refuelling aircraft in western Iraq. In a statement on its Telegram channel, the IRI, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, said it targeted the aircraft with air defence systems, causing it to crash. The claim contradicts US Central Command (CENTCOM), which reported on Thursday that two aircraft were involved in an incident in “friendly airspace”.   “This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” CENTCOM said.

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.

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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.

JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war, in a case that exposed divisions within Israel over whether soldiers can abuse enemy prisoners with impunity. The military announced the decision at a time when much of the country's attention is focused on the war with Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the decision. "The State of Israel must hunt down its enemies, not its own heroic fighters," he said in a statement.

Israeli strikes and supply disruptions have degraded Iran-backed group's capabilities, yet experts say it may still have enough firepower for weeks The post Rocket barrages underscore remaining potency of Hezbollah’s gutted arsenal appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Top British army officer tells John Healey Iranian pilots are flying Shaheds much lower, making them more effective Middle East crisis – live updates Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” lies behind Iran’s military methods, the UK defence secretary, John Healey, has said, after a night in which drones struck a camp used by western forces in Erbil, northern Iraq. Healy was speaking after British officers at the UK’s military headquarters in north-west London had told him that Iranian and Iranian proxy drone pilots were increasingly adopting tactics “from the Russians”. Continue reading...

Iran has released video it says shows the moment one of its explosive-laden boats struck a US-owned oil tanker in Iraq.

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Israeli army issues expulsion orders for southern Lebanon The Israeli army has issued a forced evacuation order for Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, instructing them to flee north. The army's Arabic language spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement on X that "any building used by Hezbollah for military purposes may become a target," warning residents that "any movement south may put your lives at risk". #عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان جنوب لبنان pic.twitter.com/W7vedTLPVs March 12, 2026 >

The move comes after Hezbollah launched over 200 rockets toward Israel, just as Iran fired a barrage of missiles, triggering a violent Israeli escalation in Lebanon.

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Israel to expand operations in Lebanon after Hezbollah barrage, defence minister says The Israeli military has been instructed to expand its operations in Lebanon, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, after Hezbollah fired a heavy barrage of rockets at Israel overnight. Katz warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that if the Lebanese government could not prevent Hezbollah from attacking Israel, Israel "would do it ourselves", according to a statement released by his office.

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TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Local media in the occupied Palestinian lands have reported that the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah fired over 200 missiles at occupying regime of Israel on Thursday night.