Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-04-01
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Iran says over 113,000 civilian places damaged in US-Israeli attacks
More than 113,000 civilian places, including homes, schools and commercial facilities, were damaged in attacks by the US and Israel, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the organization said 90,063 homes, 21,059 commercial facilities, 760 educational centers, and 18 facilities affiliated with the Red Crescent were damaged. It added that three relief h...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN rights chief urges Israel to repeal death penalty law, warns about war crimes
The UN human rights chief urged Israel on Tuesday to revoke its death penalty law, warning against legislative steps targeting Palestinians in violation of international law, Anadolu reports. Volker Turk encouraged Tel Aviv to step back from the controversial law, which applies “almost exclusively to Palestinians.” “It is deeply disappointing that this bill has been approved by the Knesset,” he sa...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli soldiers killed and wounded in clashes with Hezbollah
Israeli sources have reported a number of soldiers killed and wounded during overnight fighting between Monday and Tuesday with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as tensions rapidly escalate along the border. The developments come amid a fast-growing military escalation across the frontier, with uncertainty over the true scale of losses and what appears to be a deliberate Israeli blackout. Israel’s m...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US ready to thwart Iran attacks after IRGC threats to American firms
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. military was prepared to thwart any attacks by Iran, responding to threats by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against U.S. companies in the region."The United States military is and was prepared to curtail any attacks by Iran, as evidenced by the 90 percent drop in ballistic missile and drone attacks by the terror...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Netanyahu says Islamic regime 'weaker than ever' as Lapid slams PM for inability to win Iran war
Netanyahu outlined 10 significant hits Israel has dealt Iran since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, including decimating Hamas and Hezbollah, and fighting West Bank terror.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Israel kills 3, injures 13 others across Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed and 13 others injured on Tuesday in Israeli strikes across northern and southern Gaza, continuing violations of the ceasefire in place since October 2025, Anadolu reports. Medical sources told Anadolu that two Palestinians were killed and three injured after an Israeli drone struck a civilian gathering south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. In Gaza City, two civilian...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Separating land from the people supports Israel’s colonial expansion
This year marked the 50th anniversary of Land Day in colonised Palestine. On 30th March 1976, Israeli forces killed 6 Palestinians protesting against colonial land grab in the Galilee. Fifty years later, the international community shows no recognition of land day and remains passively, purportedly opposed, to Israel’s colonial expansion and territorial theft. According to the Colonisation and Wal...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian official: Law allowing execution of prisoners ‘legalises genocide’ against our people
A Palestinian official has said that passing an Israeli law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners amounts to “legalising genocide” against the Palestinian people. Raed Abu Al-Humus, head of Palestinian prisoners’ affairs, said the approval of such a law reflects what he described as the true nature of the occupying state. He added that Palestinians are still living under occupation and c...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN says Israel's death penalty law violates international law
GENEVA, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief on Tuesday urged Israel to repeal a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, saying the legislation violated international humanitarian law."It raises serious concerns about due process violations, is deeply discriminatory, and must be promptly repealed," Volker Turk said in a ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Four soldiers killed, two wounded while fighting in southern Lebanon, IDF confirms
The military shared the names of the fallen soldiers: Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff Sergeant Gilad Harel.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Continuous war on media in occupied West Bank
Israel designates and bans several Palestinian digital media platforms under its so-called anti-terrorism law, alleging ties to Hamas.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Poland rejects sending Patriot batteries to Mideast despite US request
Poland will not send any of its Patriot air-defense batteries to the Middle East, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, after reports that the United States had informally asked Warsaw to consider doing so, Anadolu reports. Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported on Tuesday that Washington had unofficially sounded out Poland about deploying one of its two Patriot batteries amid ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN condemns Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians as ‘particularly cruel’
The United Nations on Tuesday strongly opposed a new Israeli law allowing the death penalty for Palestinians, calling it “particularly cruel and discriminatory,” Anadolu reports. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at a news conference that the UN and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have a “very clear” stance on Israel’s legislation imposing the death penalty on Palestinian prisone...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel cancels visit by French defense minister, report says
Israel has canceled a planned visit by French Armed Forces Minister Alice Rouffo to Tel Aviv after France refused to allow US aircraft carrying weapons to Israel to fly over its territory, according to Israeli media on Tuesday. The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israel’s Defense Ministry and National Security Council decided to cancel the visit of Rouffo, who is considered close to F...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Spanish defense minister says US, Israel cannot dictate global order
Spain’s defense minister said Tuesday that the US and Israel cannot dictate the global order alone, Anadolu reports. “They cannot decide, without consulting their allies or anyone else, what kind of peace or rules there are in the world,” Margarita Robles said at a parliamentary commission on Spain’s position on the Iran war. “We cannot accept that two countries decide that the entire world goes t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
They escaped Gaza: Now they are trapped elsewhere
While global headlines fixate on the expanding confrontation between Israel and Iran, another story is quietly disappearing from view. It is not only the devastation inside Gaza that is being overlooked. It is also the fate of those who managed to leave. They escaped the bombs. But they did not escape displacement. Across Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf, and beyond, thousands of Gazans now live in a condi...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trapped by his own image: Trump’s Iran war and the politics of ego
The judgment on the Trump administration’s war on Iran is already largely settled across mainstream media, public opinion, and much of the analytical sphere. What remains supportive of the war is limited to two predictable camps: official government discourse and the president’s most loyal supporters, along with entrenched pro-Israel constituencies. Beyond these circles, the war is widely understo...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel says it will not join any US ground operation in Iran
Israeli forces will not take part in any US ground operation in Iran, according to Israeli media reports, as Washington weighs whether to widen its role in the war. Channel 12 said on Sunday that if the United States launches a ground assault, “Israeli soldiers will not be participating on the ground”, indicating that Israel would leave any such operation to US forces alone. Channel 12 reports tha...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Lindsey Graham: US operation in Iran progressing, paving way for possible Saudi-Israel normalisation agreement
Senator Lindsey Graham has expressed support for diplomacy with Iran while also stressing the need for immediate military action. He claimed that “the US operation is progressing and could open the way for a normalisation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel.” Posting on his X account, the Republican senator said: “I had a very good discussion with the President about his recent statement reg...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel reports 232 injuries in 24 hours amid ongoing war with Iran
Israeli authorities reported 232 injuries within 24 hours, including 80 in the past 12 hours, as the total number of wounded since the start of the war with Iran on 28 February rose to 6,088, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health. In a statement issued on Monday evening, the ministry said that 6,088 injured people had been evacuated to hospitals since the beginning of the US led Israeli war ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Report: King Abdullah II declined meeting request from Netanyahu
Jordan King Abdullah II reportedly declined a request for a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli media report published Monday. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11), citing Israeli and Arab sources, said Netanyahu’s office had contacted the Jordanian Royal Court prior to the escalation of the war with Iran, seeking to arrange a meeting between the two leaders. A...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says
Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of the use of jointly operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday, Reuters reported. “We do not authorise either the use of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran,” Robless told reporters in Madrid. Spanish newspaper El Pais f...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The death of denial: Why the Middle East’s “Gray Zone” just vanished
Three weeks ago, this region operated under a set of assumptions that had held, more or less, for forty years. Iran would threaten. Proxies would fight. Oil would flow. And everyone would continue doing what they do best. For 30 years, the Middle East operated in what strategists called the Gray Zone. Iran funded Hezbollah but denied it. The US pressed sanctions but avoided confrontation. The GCC ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Syrian president meets King Charles, Starmer on London visit
King Charles III on Tuesday hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at Buckingham Palace as the former Islamist rebel leader made his first official visit to London and met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.The UK monarch held an audience with Sharaa on Tuesday afternoon, Buckingham Palace said. Sharaa was making his first visit to Britain since ousting long-time iron-fisted former president Bashar...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO's collective defense, says up to Trump
By Phil StewartWASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to NATO's collective defense, saying that would be up to President Donald Trump after key European allies refused to stand with the United States in the war against Iran.The remarks by Hegseth at a Pentagon briefing were extraordinary, given that collective defense lie...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Supreme leader Khamenei in Iran but avoiding public appearances, Russian envoy says
(Corrects typographical error in headline)March 31 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in the country but is refraining from making public appearances "for understandable reasons", the RTVI news outlet quoted Russia's ambassador to the country as saying on Tuesday.Mojtaba replaced his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed when Israel and the United States launched their ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
All critical, essential targets within Iran to be destroyed before Passover, IDF announces
The IDF deemed "critical" targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured
Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
‘Axis of terror is beginning to collapse’ Zamir says as IDF, US continue strikes across Iran
The IDF also stated that as it conducted the strikes on weapons production facilities, parallel strikes were conducted on missile launch sites and surface-to-air missile launch positions.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Supreme Leader Khamenei in Iran but avoiding public appearances, Russian envoy says
Khamenei replaced his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed when Israel and the United States launched their war on Iran more than a month ago.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Cease-fire or regime change? Israelis split on how Iran war should end, poll shows
A month into the joint Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, Israelis are divided: 45.5 percent want the campaign to continue until the Iranian regime falls, 30 percent favor a cease-fire after maximum military damage, and 19 percent support an immediate cease-fire
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel to halt arms purchases from France over airspace closure
The move follows France's refusal to let Israeli aircraft carrying U.S. military supplies cross its airspace, as Israel says similar restrictions were imposed during the Gaza war, underscoring widening rifts with European allies over the Iran war
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Europe pushes back on U.S. military operations as concerns over Iran war mount
The rift widened after France barred overflights carrying U.S. arms to Israel, Italy denied U.S. bombers access to a Sicily base, and Spain closed its airspace. Trump blasted the moves as 'unhelpful' amid growing strain within NATO over the Iran campaign
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
IDF looks to demolish south Lebanon villages and establish permanent military outposts
Similar to IDF's current Gaza model, the defense establishment intends to destroy villages near the Israel-Lebanon border, and establish permanent military outposts in the area between the border and the Litani River
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Four Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon, IDF says
The four soldiers were killed in a close-range fight with gunmen in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF. The Israeli military also said that gunmen fired an anti-tank missile at forces evacuating the wounded soldiers
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Ex-Trump adviser Bannon calls for Netanyahu’s son to be deported from Miami, sent to Iran war
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump, has called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair Netanyahu to be expelled from the United States and sent to fight on the front lines as the two countries’ joint strikes on Iran continue, Anadolu reports. Speaking on right-wing streaming service “Real America’s Voice,” Bannon questioned why Yair was vacationing in Miam...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli police disperse protest in Jerusalem for demonstrating against Palestinian prisoner execution law
Israeli police forcibly dispersed a protest Tuesday outside the Knesset in West Jerusalem for demonstrating against the passage of a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners, according to Israeli sources, Anadolu reports. Police said two people were arrested as officers cleared demonstrators from outside the parliament building. Hundreds took part in the protest, according to Israel’s p...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iranian president slams EU stance, warns ‘intervention’ in war would have ‘serious consequences’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Tuesday that any external “intervention” in the ongoing war would have “serious consequences,” as he criticized Europe’s stance on the US-Israeli strikes on the country, Anadolu reports. In a phone call with the European Council President Antonio Costa, Pezeshkian said Iran “remains committed to defending itself” and blamed regional instability on actions...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
3 Palestinians injured in Israeli occupiers’ attack in northern West Bank
Three Palestinians were injured Tuesday after being attacked by a group of Israeli occupiers in the town of Tayasir in the Tubas governorate of northern West Bank, Anadolu reports. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said in a statement that it treated the injured and transferred them to a hospital for medical care. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the occupiers attacked Palestinians on their land on...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel military issues evacuation warning to six villages in Lebanon’s western Bekaa
The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings on Monday to residents of six villages in Lebanon’s western Bekaa region, urging civilians to leave their homes ahead of possible military operations. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced the warning, calling on residents of Zlaya, Labaya, Yahmar, Sahmar, Qlaya and Dalafy to evacuate immediately. In a statement posted on X, Adraee urged...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iranian strike damages US early warning aircraft in Saudi Arabia, raising concerns
American media reports say an Iranian strike on a military base in Saudi Arabia caused heavy damage to a US early warning aircraft and injured American personnel. According to NBC News, citing US officials, the specialised early warning aircraft — an E-3 Sentry — was damaged during Friday’s attack on a facility about 80 miles south-east of Riyadh. The incident is described as one of the most signi...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Al-Azhar urges halt to Israeli measures to legalise killing of Palestinians
Al-Azhar, the top Islamic Sunni institute in Egypt, said on Tuesday it strongly regretted what it described as the failure of the international legal system to confront Israel’s move to approve a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners. It called on the international community to act quickly to stop what it said were efforts by Tel Aviv to legalise the killing of Palestinians. The stat...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 31, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:- Pope hopes Trump will end war -Pope Leo XIV said he hoped US President Donald Trump was looking to end the war in the Middle East and called for a halt to the violence. "I'm told that President Trump recently stated that he would like to end the war, hopefully he's looking for an off-ramp, hopefully he's looking for a way to decrease the a...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law
By Ali Sawafta and Pesha MagidRAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks. The law would also apply to Israeli citizens, but by defining the lethal attack...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran players in Turkey pose with photos of young war victims
Iran players and team officials posed with photographs of children killed in the Middle East war before their friendly match against Costa Rica in Turkey on Tuesday.Every Iran player held a photo during the national anthem before their 5-0 victory near the city of Antalya.Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei and the vice-president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, were among the...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Factbox-In Lebanon, UN peacekeepers are caught in the firing line
BEIRUT, March 31 (Reuters) - Three U.N. peacekeepers were killed this week in southern Lebanon, making the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah one of the deadliest chapters for a peacekeeping mission whose decades-long mandate expires this year.The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) first deployed in 1978 and has remained through successive conflicts, including a 2024 war during which its ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel weathers energy shock from Iran war even as world battles crisis
Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has thrown the global economic system into turmoil, yet Israel, which launched attacks on Tehran alongside the United States, has emerged as a rare exception.Since Israel and its US ally started the Middle East war on February 28, economies from Asia to Europe and the United States have come under pressure from surging oil and natural gas prices that have d...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 31, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Bennett pledges to restore Israel’s standing, form gov’t with only those who serve - interview
“The next government will be based on a ‘covenant of those who serve,’" said Bennett. "Anyone who can be with me in a tank in Gaza can be with me in the government.”
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Would a US invasion of Hormuz, Kharg Island take weeks or months? - analysis
A ground invasion could also take more troops, which would explain the delay in any invasion, even after the first round of troops were likely in position around a week ago.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Netanyahu, Bismuth to advance controversial haredi draft bill amid IDF manpower shortage
At the start of Operation Roaring Lion, Netanyahu announced that the draft bill would be “set aside” for the sake of national unity and would not be advanced during wartime.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
'This is apartheid’: International politicians, governments condemn terror death penalty law
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also responded to the bill on Tuesday, calling its passing "one more step toward apartheid."
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Tensions flare at Passover seder over Mamdani’s inclusion
The episode comes as Mamdani has faced scrutiny from segments of New York’s Jewish community over his responses to antisemitic incidents.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
Exposing the hidden forces in the Iranian war
Shir Perets debunks viral claims and examines the narratives driving the conversation around Israel and the war.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
War’s ripple effects reach Dharamsala as Israeli emissaries prepare Passover over open fire
Despite the fact that there are no missile sirens in this Himalayan backpacker destination, this year’s opening of the season in Dharamsala came with unusual challenges.
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Mar 31, 2026 - jpost.com
With the death penalty for Palestinians, Israel signals: Long live the Jewish terrorists
Legal viability aside, the new law reveals a deeper question, reflecting a perverse dissonance in Israeli society: Why are Jewish terrorists spared the noose while Arab ones are hanged?
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
'Like Gaza': Israel says it plans to demolish all homes in Lebanese border villages
More than 600,000 Lebanese residents who fled their homes will not be allowed to return to southern Lebanon, Israel's defense establishment said, adding that the IDF plans to control all areas south of the Litani River
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iranian missiles, Hezbollah rocket fire lightly wound 11 in central, northern Israel
An Iranian cluster missile struck Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva on Tuesday, prompting rescue deployments, while a Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon moderately wounded a construction worker in the Upper Galilee area, who was hit by shrapnel and taken to a Safed hospital
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
Netanyahu declines to set timeline for ending Iran war in pro-Trump outlet
Netanyahu told Newsmax that the U.S.-Israeli war is 'beyond the halfway point in terms of success' and warned that Tehran is 'pursuing nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to American cities'
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
IDF confirms: AI infrastructure built in Gaza now active in Iran, Lebanon
A military source says the IDF's AI 'data factory' creates a single operational picture from multiple data streams. Haaretz has learned it also processes strike plans and targets – confirming its role in offensive operations for the first time
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Mar 31, 2026 - haaretz.com
American families skipping meals due to ‘Israel First’ policy: Qalibaf
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has criticized US foreign policy after a CNN report revealed that American families are skipping meals to afford skyrocketing gas prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran’s air defenses shoot down two more LUCAS drones, one missile
The IRGC says Iran’s air defense systems have shot down two LUCAS drones and a cruise missile over the country’s sky.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
US-Israeli aggression on Iran: What happened on 31st day of the imposed war
Thirty-one days into the US-Israeli war on Iran, the military aggression continues to target Iranian civilian and industrial infrastructure, while Iran and the resistance forces continue to inflict blows on the enemy.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
'Discriminatory by design': Israeli regime approves death penalty bill against Palestinians
The Israeli parliament has adopted a controversial bill that targets Palestinians purportedly convicted of killing Israeli settlers or soldiers with death penalty.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
In Numbers: The civilian toll of US-Israeli aggression against Iran after 29 days
As the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran entered its 29th day, Iranian officials released updated casualty figures and damage inflicted on civilian infrastructure.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC hits US-Israeli pilot hideouts, drone hangers in 87th wave of reprisal attacks
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it has hit American-Israeli command centers, drone hangers and pilot hideouts in new missile strikes.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Ayatollah Khamenei hails ‘explicit’ stance of Iraqi top clerics, nation on Iran war
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appreciates Iraqi religious authority and nation’s explicit stance on the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
Chechen units ready to deploy to Iran in the event of US ground invasion: Reports
Chechen military units have announced their readiness to deploy to Iran to support the Iranian armed forces in the event of a US ground invasion, according to reports.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC targets US-linked aluminum industries in coordinated missile-drone strike
The IRGC announces targeting two industries connected to US military and aerospace sectors in a combined missile and drone operation.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
$700M AWACS bites the dust: Iranian strike ends US air dominance over Persian Gulf
On March 27, IRGC missiles and drones struck Prince Sultan Air Base, destroying a $700 million E-3 AWACS, damaging EC-130H planes, tankers, and crippling US operational capabilities.
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Mar 31, 2026 - presstv.ir
US lawmaker calls Israel’s death penalty bill ‘next step in the genocide’
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemned an Israeli bill that would mandate the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, calling it “the next step in the genocide of Palestinians” and an act of apartheid, Anadolu reports. “Mass execution by hanging, solely on racial lines” constitutes apartheid Tlaib said on the US social media platform X, adding that Palestinians are “already systematically tortu...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 30, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Turkiye’s foreign minister discusses regional situation with UN chief
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situation in the Middle East and efforts to end the ongoing Iran war, Turkish diplomatic sources said Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. Fidan and Guterres talked over the phone, according to sources. The region has been on alert since the US and Israel launched an air offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing mo...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 30, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli forces demolish two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu Agency reports. Troops, accompanied by bulldozers, raided the Al-Bustan area and Ain Street in Silwan, demolishing the houses and surrounding walls. Israel closed Al-Aqsa after the start of its war with Iran on Feb. 28, citing security concerns, while Iran has launched retaliatory missile...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 30, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli fire kills six in Gaza and the West Bank, over 10 in Lebanon, medics say
Three people were killed and two others were wounded when an Israeli plane fired a missile at a group of Palestinians in Gaza City, medics said. In the West Bank, health officials said the IDF fatally shot a 22-year-old man near Hebron
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Mar 30, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iranian, French foreign ministers discuss regional escalation after US-Israeli war
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot discussed the ongoing escalation in the Middle East region on Monday and their security and economic repercussions in a phone call, Anadolu reports. Araghchi said Iran would continue what he described as “defensive operations” against the US and Israel, including targeting their military bases and facilities in the...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 30, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
90% destroyed: How Israel improved its interception of drones from Lebanon
The IDF won't reveal what makes it successful in downing most drones, both to withhold information from Hezbollah and because the fighting is likely to expand and change the statistics
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Mar 30, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran’s president says decision to end war ‘must guarantee people’s security, interests’
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that any decision to end the war with the US and Israel must “guarantee the security and interests of the Iranian people,” Anadolu reports. “The resistance shown by the army, along with the national unity shown by the Iranian people during the war, are among the most important factors that helped the country overcome the current critical circumstances...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 30, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli Knesset passes law mandating death penalty for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s Knesset (parliament) on Monday passed a controversial law allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, Anadolu reports. The bill was approved in second and third readings by 62 votes against 48, and one abstention, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voted in support of the law. READ: US lawmaker calls Israel’s death penalty bill ‘...
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No one but you can stop war in Middle East, al-Sisi tells Trump
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday appealed to his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to “end the war in the region” as the Israeli-American offensive on Iran entered its second month, Anadolu reports. Al-Sisi made the remarks during his speech at the ninth edition of the Egypt International Energy Conference and Exhibition (EGYPS 2026) in Cairo, held from March 30 until April 1 am...
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Israel’s chief of staff warns of army ‘collapse’, sparks political storm over troop shortages
A warning by Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir about a potential army “collapse” due to troop shortages has triggered a wave of political reactions in Israel, with opposition figures backing the assessment and allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioning its motives, Anadolu reports. Israel’s military is currently engaged in conflicts in Iran and Lebanon while continuing strikes in Gaza...
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Iran is echoing Nazi Germany, Berlin is echoing Chamberlain
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons to destroy Israel mirrors Nazi Germany's goals. Why then did German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier claim the war against Tehran violates international law?
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Mar 30, 2026 - haaretz.com
Fake news! Don't buy the Israeli right's sudden concern for settler violence
There's been a highly unusual flood of condemnations of settler violence against Palestinians, from rabbis to pundits to politicians. But don't confuse their statements with real cracks in Israel's iron wall of support for settlements, expulsion and annexation
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Netanyahu's Likud files police complaint against journalist critical of PM
Channel 12's Guy Peleg has had a target on his back since he aired footage of IDF reservists abusing a Palestinian at Sde Teiman prison during the Israel-Gaza war, and has since suffered harassment and a ministerial 'boycott' of his channel
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US raises concerns with Israel over restrictions at Jerusalem holy sites during Holy Week
The United States has raised concerns with Israel over restrictions on access to holy sites in Jerusalem during the Christian Holy Week, the White House said on Monday, Anadolu reports. “I did speak with Secretary Rubio this morning, and we did express our concerns with Israel with respect to these holy sites being shut down,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “We want w...
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US deploys special operations forces to Middle East amid Iran war: Report
Hundreds of US special operations personnel, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, reached the Middle East as Washington increased its military capabilities, the New York Times reported, citing two US military officials, Anadolu reports. The commandos have not yet been assigned specific missions but could be deployed across several potential fronts, the report said, identifying the Strait of Horm...
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New poll reveals majority of American Jews oppose US war on Iran
A majority of American Jews disapprove of the US war against Iran, according to a new Mellman Group survey released Monday, Anadolu reports. The poll, conducted online between March 13 and March 23 among 800 registered American Jewish voters nationwide, found that 55% disapprove of the US strikes on Iran, compared to 32% who approve. It also revealed that nearly 49% of the participants strongly di...
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran energy sites, desalination plants if talks fail
US President Donald Trump on Monday said negotiations with Iran to end joint US-Israeli strikes were progressing, but warned that the country’s crucial energy infrastructure would be destroyed if talks do not soon bear fruit, Anadolu reports. “If for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclud...
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Iran war cause challenges for air cargo sector, int’l aviation body warns
The ongoing war in Iran and related tensions in the Middle East region continue to cause challenges for the air cargo sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Monday, Anadolu reports. “Sharply rising fuel costs, fuel scarcity in parts of the world, and the severe disruption to key cargo hubs in the Gulf are major shifts,” Willie Walsh, the director general of the associ...
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Israel-Iran: The first Polymarket war
The IDF is becoming a hotbed of corruption and decay
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At least three additional Israel Air Force members questioned on suspicion of Polymarket prediction betting on the Iran war
Several senior members of a fighter jet squadron provided testimony in the case, involving alleged betting on the Polymarket betting platform; the lead investigator in the case accused the air force of having 'a faulty organizational culture regarding classified information'
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Mar 30, 2026 - haaretz.com
Over 600 Israeli academics sign petition urging action against anti-Palestinian settler violence
The petition urges Israel and international community to take immediate action against settler violence against Palestinians. 'Our government has not only failed to protect Palestinians, but has enabled those responsible for violence' said one organizer. Similar letters are in the works from other groups, including doctors, teachers and social workers