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Israeli army begins ground offensive in Lebanon, defense minister says

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Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz attends a press conference, held by Israeli Defense Ministry, with senior military officials in Israel on March 12, 2026. [Elad Malka (IMoD) /Handout – Anadolu Agency]

Israel’s defense minister confirmed on Monday that the Israeli military has begun a ground offensive in Lebanon, as regional escalation continues to expand, Anadolu reports.

“The IDF (army) has begun a ground maneuver in Lebanon to remove threats and protect the residents of the Galilee and the north,”Katz said in comments carried by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper during a situational assessment at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.

“Hundreds of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon who have evacuated and are evacuating from their homes will not return to their homes south of the Litani area,” he added.

Katz said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to dismantle what he described as “militant infrastructure” in Lebanese villages along the border.

READ: Israel to mobilise 450,000 reservists as ground operation in Lebanon considered

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Germany says Iran war has ‘nothing to do with NATO’

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Government Spokesperson Stefan Kornelius holds a press conference in the capital, Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2026. [Halil Sağırkaya – Anadolu Agency]

Germany said on Monday that the US war on Iran “has nothing to do with NATO,” Anadolu reports.

“It is not NATO’s war. NATO is a defensive alliance. The German government must also clearly assess the alliance’s territory and its own position on participation in this war,” government spokesman Stefan Kornelius told journalists in Berlin.

“The expansion of combat operations would bear great risks for other partners in the Middle East and Gulf region,” he added.

The German government has repeatedly stated that it would not participate in the US war on Iran.

READ: Iran says it sees no reason to negotiate with US amid escalating conflict

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Iran refutes Trump’s claim it sought ceasefire with US and Israel as chaos continues

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A fire and plume of smoke rise after, according to authorities. debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026

IRAN denied today that it had called on the United States and Israel to cease fire as the war in the Middle East continued to spread death and destruction.

US President Donald Trump claimed on NBC News that Iran had wanted to make a deal to end the US-Israeli assault, but that he had refused to negotiate because “the terms are not good enough yet.”

He did not specify what those terms should be, but he did say that Iran must commit to abandoning its nuclear ambitions, which the two countries were already discussing in high-level talks before the US and Israel launched their surprise attack on February 28.

Iran’s response has been to launch drone and missile strikes on Israel and Persian Gulf states that host US forces or are otherwise allied with Washington, while also blocking ships from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, halting the follow of fossil fuels and global trade.

At the weekend, Mr Trump called on Britain, France, China and other nations to help reopen the strategic waterway. He claimed today that several countries had committed to do so, but he has yet to name them.

The US president also said that his country’s forces may bomb Kharg Island, where Iran’s most important oil export facilities are located, again “just for fun,” after the US targeted military installations there on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News: “No, we never asked for a ceasefire and we have never asked even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes.

“There are people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun.”

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