Israel vows to occupy swathes of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

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Defence minister outlines plans to destroy all homes and villages in area ‘in accordance with the model in Gaza’

Israel says it will occupy swathes of south Lebanon and destroy the homes along the border to prevent the return of about 600,000 residents, prompting concerns of long-term forced displacement.

The defence minister, Israel Katz, said that when fighting with Hezbollah ended, Israel would occupy the area under the Litani River, about 19 miles from the Israel-Lebanon border, as part of its so-called buffer zone inside southern Lebanon.

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Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump’s Iran War in Threat to NATO – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump’s Iran War in Threat to NATO  Bloomberg.com
  2. Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help  cnn.com
  3. Spain closes off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war  AP News
  4. Europe pushes back on some US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount  Reuters
  5. Trump slams allies as Europeans show reluctance to aid U.S. in Iran war  The Washington Post
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Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks – AP News

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  1. Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks  AP News
  2. Iran war live: US, Israel step up strikes; Tehran vows retaliation  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran Update Special Report, March 31, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.  The New York Times
  5. Iran is fighting a smarter war as it runs out of missiles  The Telegraph
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Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East

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Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role

Pakistan and China have released a joint five-part proposal for peace in the Middle East, after Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Beijing on Tuesday to seek Chinese support for the country’s faltering efforts to negotiate an end to end the war.

The one-day meeting between Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, came as Pakistan continues to push for the role of peacemaker between the United States and Iran, even as the war shows little sign of relenting.

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‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico

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Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale

A US government panel on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move which critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life.

The Endangered Species Committee – which had not convened in more than three decades – voted to approve the request for the ESA exemption at the request of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

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Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakistan For Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region – fmprc.gov.cn

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  1. Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakistan For Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region  fmprc.gov.cn
  2. China and Pakistan present new Iran deal: Ceasefire for opening Hormuz  axios.com
  3. Is China positioning itself to become a US-Iran peace broker?  cnn.com
  4. China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?  bbc.com
  5. China-Backed Peace Proposal Echoes Effort to End Ukraine Fight  WSJ
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Giddy Donald Trump, 79, Posts Giant Explosion Video as Aides Cue Up Daily Destruction Footage – The Daily Beast

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  1. Giddy Donald Trump, 79, Posts Giant Explosion Video as Aides Cue Up Daily Destruction Footage  The Daily Beast
  2. US attacks Isfahan in Iran as gas price average tops $4 dollars  Fox News
  3. U.S. Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Iranian Ammunition Depot  WSJ
  4. Trump Shares Video of Bombing in Iranian City of Isfahan  The New York Times
  5. U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast  MS NOW
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Why Russia and China Aren’t Helping Iran – nationalinterest.org

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  1. Why Russia and China Aren’t Helping Iran  nationalinterest.org
  2. How China hopes to win from the war  The Economist
  3. China-Russia's cooperation hands the US a ‘grievous loss’ as Iran conflict escalates, expert warns  Fox Business
  4. From drones to rocket fuel, China and Russia are helping Iran through supply chains  Atlantic Council
  5. China Can’t End the Iran War. But It Can Shape the Endgame  Bloomberg.com
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Iranian media says desalination plant on Gulf island non-functional after airstrikes – The Times of Israel

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  1. Iranian media says desalination plant on Gulf island non-functional after airstrikes  The Times of Israel
  2. Gulf desalination plants in Iran’s crosshairs?  The University of Utah
  3. Iran says desalination plant out of service since early March strike  The Times of Israel
  4. Iran Says Its Qeshm Island Pier in Strait of Hormuz Attacked  WSJ
  5. US, Iran expand targets to water infrastructure  Semafor
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