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Ground troops encounter and kill several operatives, as the Iran-backed terror group continues to fire on Israel; new airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut The post IDF begins ‘targeted ground operation’ to expand south Lebanon buffer against Hezbollah appeared first on The Times of Israel.

In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board. Not in Iran.  The New York Times

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While there are plans to help rejuvenate Upper Galilee agriculture decimated during the 2023-2024 war, locals duck incoming rockets and missiles amid another conflict with Iran The post As Hezbollah strongholds crop back up, northern farmers regrow destroyed fields appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israel said Monday it had launched ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen the vital shipping lane choked off by Iranian attacks. Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50 percent after Iran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and launched waves of missile and drone strikes on targets in the Gulf, in retaliation for the war launched against it by the United States and Israel.

A French jihadist presumed dead is to be tried in absentia Monday accused of "genocide" in the first such trial in France over Islamic State group crimes against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East. IS seized large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, declaring a so-called "caliphate" there.

Thousands face worsening illness after closure of key crossing halts medical evacuations.

Why Israel Sees No Innocents in Gaza but Seeks Allies in Iran  Haaretz

Why Yemen’s Houthis are staying out of the Israel-Iran war, and the message reportedly sent by US  ynetnews

JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold talks in the coming days aimed at securing a durable ceasefire that would see Hezbollah disarmed, two Israeli officials said on Sunday, though the timing and terms have yet to be agreed. Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set. Lebanon needed clarity on whether Israel would abide by President Joseph Aoun's first point — a demand for a full ceasefire to allow negotiations to take place, three Lebanese officials said on Saturday.

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Israel to re-open Rafah crossing in Gaza for limited travel The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is set to reopen on Wednesday for limited movement of people, Israeli authorities claimed. Rafah had only recently resumed operations in early February after remaining largely shut since May 2024 during Israel’s genocide on Gaza before being closed again after Tel Aviv and Washington started a war on Iran.

🚨🇮🇷 Since Feb. 28, 10 countries have reported casualties Iran: 1,348 dead. Lebanon: 845. Israel 15. The United States 13. Iraq. Kuwait. UAE. This became a regional conflict about two weeks ago. Nobody's updated the vocabulary yet. Anadolu Agency  x.com

The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq

March 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Sunday it had released $2 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support the health response in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria amidst the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The conflict has triggered a large-scale population movement, the WHO said last week, estimating that more than 100,000 people in Iran have relocated, and up to 700,000 people in Lebanon have been internally displaced.

UN peacekeepers fired on during patrols in southern Lebanon UN peacekeepers say their patrols came under fire three times on Sunday in southern Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said the incidents occurred while troops were carrying out routine patrols near their bases. “Today, Unifil peacekeepers were fired upon, likely by non-state armed groups, on three separate occasions while conducting patrols around their bases,” the mission said in a statement. According to Unifil, two patrols returned fire “in self-defense and after brief exchanges, the patrols resumed their planned activities”. The peacekeeping force said no personnel were injured in the incidents, which come just two days after another Unifil position in the south was hit by gunfire.

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Energy minister says Israel could cancel the 'horrible and illegitimate' 2022 maritime border deal with Lebanon, as government criticizes Beirut for failing to rein in terror group The post Sa’ar denies reports of talks with Lebanon as Hezbollah keeps up fire on Israel appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Investigation based on documents, dozens of interviews finds Ad Kan group championed resettlement of Palestinians and attempted to hide Israeli involvement The post Israeli group behind mysterious flights of Gazans to South Africa – AP appeared first on The Times of Israel.

UN peacekeepers said they were fired upon "likely by non-state armed groups" in south Lebanon on Sunday, while a Hamas source said an Israeli strike killed an official from the Palestinian militant group. Israel said no direct talks were planned with Lebanon to end the latest war with militant group Hezbollah. which has been raging for two weeks. The statement came a day after a Lebanese official said Beirut was preparing a delegation to negotiate with Israel.