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Israeli attacks hit Beirut, southern Lebanon, one million displaced  Al Jazeera

Iran war: What is happening on day 18 of US-Israel attacks?  Al Jazeera

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More than 3,500 injured since start of war, Israeli health ministry says Israel’s health ministry on Tuesday said that 3,530 people have been injured and taken to hospitals since the start of the war. The ministry said 86 people remain hospitalised, including eight in serious condition, as the conflict continues to generate casualties across the country.

How Indian Navy Ships Are Escorting Vessels Amid Strait Of Hormuz Closure  NDTV

Why Trump is denouncing the media’s Iran war coverage as too negative – boosted by rhetorical FCC backing  Fox News

Attacks hit three southern Beirut neighbourhoods, fighting in the south intensifies as Hezbollah engages Israeli army.

‘Black rain’ in Iran and the environmental cost of war : Short Wave  NPR

In today’s newsletter: As drones and missiles hit Dubai, Doha and other sites across the Gulf, Hannah Ellis Peterson explains what happens next for the region Morning everyone, I’m Patrick Greenfield – you may recognise the name from my environment reporting over the years (or perhaps you read my piece about the possible rebirth of a long-extinct 12ft bird). I’ll be joining you on First Edition for the next few months, where I will inevitably be turning my attention to some rather more worrisome news than the Jurassic Park-adjacent ambitions of a US startup. On that note: no Gulf state wanted war with Iran. But, as fighting in the Middle East enters its third week, the region finds itself on the frontline of an increasingly intractable conflict. After the US-Israeli attack on Iran in late February, drones and missiles have showered the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – bringing the region’s oil and gas industries to a near standstill, and prompting an exodus of tourists and expats. UK news | Keir Starmer has said the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East, after Donald Trump called for allies to send warships to the strait of Hormuz to help unblock global oil supplies from the region. Starmer also announced that households reliant on heating oil to warm their homes would receive £53m of government support to help with their bills. Health | A sixth-form student at Queen Elizabeth’s grammar school in Faversham has been confirmed as the second person to have died after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. Environment | Realtime pollution alerts are urgently needed across Windermere, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after contracting a dangerous strain of E coli from contaminated water. Media | The BBC has asked a US court to throw out Donald Trump’s $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit over the way a documentary edited one of his speeches, warning that proceeding with the case would have a “chilling effect” on its reporting on the president. Energy | Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has been criticised for calling for the normalisation of relations with Russia to re-establish cheap energy supplies. Continue reading...

The US-Israeli attacks target Iranian cities as the conflict spreads to the region and causes a global energy crisis.

Iran latest: Trump struggles to build coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz  The Times

Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?  BBC

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli live fire near Ramallah A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and another person wounded by Israeli gunfire near Sinjil, north of Ramallah, on Monday night, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs. The authority said Israeli forces were withholding the body of the teenager, identified as Salim Sami Salim Fuqaha. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented its medical crews from reaching the wounded, while local sources said troops blocked access to the area.

Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Says He Is Seeking to Delay Summit With China’s Xi Due to Iran War  WSJ

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Live updates: Israel says it killed Iran's top security official; U.S. counterterrorism head quits over war  NBC Connecticut

Live updates: Israel says it killed a top Iranian security official and the Basij force chief  NBC4 Washington

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said resembled "doomsday". The Afghan Taliban government says at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in the Monday night attack, but Islamabad denied having targeted any such facility, saying it had struck military installations and "terrorist support infrastructure".

The Fujairah oil hub has been hit repeatedly by Iranian drones as the US-Israeli war continues to ignite instability.

Lufthansa CEO tells magazine Iran war will diminish Gulf carriers' dominance in Asia  Reuters