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24/03/2026

Israel’s emergency service says at least six people were wounded across Tel Aviv after Iranian strikes impacted several parts of the city. A missile from the latest retaliatory barrage caused heavy damage to a building, with multiple vehicles destroyed.

23/03/2026

Dozens of people have been injured in direct Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv and cities across southern Israel over the weekend, with one of the strikes resulting in the highest number of people injured in a single attack since the start of the war, according to Israel's emergency response service. CNN's reports. Editor's note: This video has been updated to add that the Israeli military is examining whether friendly fire killed a civilian in the northern Israeli community of Misgav Am, according to the IDF.

20/03/2026

Protesters heckled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit to Australia’s largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday morning. 30,000 Muslim worshippers were in attendance listening to the mosque’s Imam when protesters began to shout at Albanese, protesting his stance over Israel’s war on Gaza. In early February, Australia hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has been accused of war crimes including inciting genocide. Albanese faced backlash following police violence against protesters demonstrating against Herzog’s visit.

20/03/2026

20/03/2026

Soon after Humberto Martinez was deported by ICE, his daughter, a sailor in the US Navy, was deployed to the Middle East. explains how the Martinez family is trying to bring Humberto home. Read more at the link in our bio.

20/03/2026

The Director of National ‌Intelligence says American and Israeli goals in the war on are not the same. Tulsi Gabbard made the revelations in testimony to the House Intelligence Committee.

18/03/2026

After Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field on Wednesday, Iran retaliated against Qatar's Ras Laffan natural gas facility. As both facilities came under fire, oil prices jumped to near $110 per barrel. So, what does it mean for the war's escalation? And it could it worsen the energy shock even further? MEE spoke to Bachar el-Halabi, an energy and geopolitics analyst for Argus Media to learn more. Find their full interview on MEE's YouTube Channel on Thursday.

18/03/2026

“We’re not going to win this war, we’re not going to cause regime change — and if anything, we’re going to push Iran closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon.” As the US becomes more entangled in conflict with Iran, questions grow over what drove Washington here — and how much influence Israel had. This week on UpFront, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Professor John Mearsheimer.

17/03/2026

Israeli settlers have been promoting adverts for properties in southern Lebanon and calling on residents to evacuate their ‘ancestral land’ since the 2024 bombardment. It fits into broader far-right ambitions of Greater Israel, which would redraw the country’s borders into Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia– as well as the entirety of the occupied Palestinian territories. Is this invasion part of those plans? It has been characterised as a war of self-defence by the Israeli government, following Hezbollah attacks since it joined the regional war on 2nd March. Experts have pointed out similarities to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, which was also characterised as self-defence against the PLO— but damaged Israeli security in the long term by causing violent resistance in the form of Hezbollah to flourish. Speaking to MEE Live’s Mathilda Mallinson, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy argues the lessons of history have not been learned, and this will only hurt regional security.

17/03/2026

The Israeli military has declared it will pursue Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, following his appointment after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28, the first day of US-Israeli strikes on Iran. “No one is immune. We will track him down, find him, and neutralise him,” said Israeli army spokesperson Effie Defrin. Earlier, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth claimed that Khamenei had been wounded in US-Israeli operations, though the new supreme leader’s status remains unconfirmed.

17/03/2026

Iran has confirmed that security chief Ali Larijani has been killed, Iran’s highest-ranking official to be assassinated since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Larijani had been a central figure in Iran’s politics for decades

17/03/2026

Israeli forces forcibly dispersed worshippers gathered to perform Taraweeh prayers at the closest point they could reach to Al-Aqsa after the closure of the holy mosque by Israeli authorities following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The closure has prevented worshippers from accessing the site during the last days of Ramadan, forcing many to pray in nearby streets and open areas.