[2026-03-18 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 'WINNING' THE WAR?

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/opinion/editorial-cartoon/winning-the-war/2302037

[2026-03-18 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Nazis honored in EU country’s capital

Snippet: Hundreds of people marched in the Latvian capital Riga on Monday to commemorate Latvians who served in a Waffen SS unit for Nazi Germany during World War II.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635314-nazis-honored-march-latvia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Hundreds of people marched in the Latvian capital Riga on Monday to commemorate Latvians who served in a Waffen SS unit for Nazi Germany during World War II.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635314-nazis-honored-march-latvia/

[2026-03-18 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Suspected jihadists attack village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12

Snippet: Suspected jihadists have attacked a village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 civilians, including nine members of a volunteer force supporting the army, according to local and security sources on Tuesday.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/17/suspected-jihadists-attack-village-in-burkina-faso-killing-at-least-12/

[2026-03-18 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The UN investigates strike on Iranian girls' school

Snippet: A UN fact-finding group has begun investigating an air strike that hit Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the southern city of Minab on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-investigates-strike-iranian-girls-school

[2026-03-18 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The US-Israeli war on Iran is founded on two huge miscalculations

Snippet: More than two weeks since Israel and the US attacked Iran, inflicting "death and destruction from the sky all day long" as US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, it seems that the decision to go to war was founded on two major miscalculations.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-israeli-war-iran-founded-two-huge-miscalculations

[2026-03-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Elbit Systems reports surge in demand amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran

Snippet: Israel's largest weapons company is reporting a surge in demand amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran, following record revenues as a result of its 2 year genocide in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/elbit-systems-reports-surge-demand-amid-us-israeli-attacks-iran

[2026-03-18 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 45 million more face acute hunger risk if Iran war continues through June, World Food Programme says

Snippet: GENEVA, March 17 — Tens ​of millions more people will face acute ‌hunger if the Iran war continues through to June, according to analysis from the World Food Programme released on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/45m-more-face-acute-hunger-risk-if-iran-war-continues-through-june-world-food-programme/

[2026-03-18 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Top UK official judged Iran 'posed no nuclear threat' just before war began

Snippet: Britain believed Iran did not pose a nuclear threat and saw no evidence of an imminent Iranian attack on Europe when the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, it has emerged.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-judged-iran-posed-no-nuclear-threat-just-war-began

[2026-03-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel

Snippet: Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the US

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/joe-kent-resigns-director-national-counterterrorism-center

[2026-03-18 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Hiroshima A-bomb survivor who found 12 Americans killed in the bombing dies at 88

Snippet: U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor; creator of the memorial for American WWII POWs killed at Hiroshima, during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western, Japan, May 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/japan-hiroshima-survivor-dead-shigeaki-mori-obama-757a91707e016ea78e8942447e7234c2

[2026-03-18 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says

Snippet: Israeli attacks on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights office says as the Israeli military pummels its northern neighbour as part of the wider war engulfing the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/israeli-attacks-on-lebanon-may-amount-to-war-crimes-un-rights-office-says

[2026-03-18 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US diesel tops $5 per gallon, oil spikes 4% as Strait of Hormuz crisis continues

Snippet: Gas prices are surging across the US as the war with Iran continues to rattle global energy markets — with crude oil spiking 4% and American diesel topping $5 a gallon Tuesday, inflicting pain at the pump.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/business/us-diesel-tops-5-per-gallon-oil-spikes-4-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-continues/

[2026-03-18 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Canada was not consulted on Iran war and won’t join offensive action, minister says

Snippet: A map showing travel advisory risk levels in the Middle East is shown behind Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand as she speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Watch and Response Centre at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-foreign-minister-iran-offensive-b2fd01da9d620e7c86e6b7846970ae01

[2026-03-18 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli air strike kills two Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon

Snippet: Two Lebanese soldiers have been killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, the country's military is reporting.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-air-strike-kills-two-lebanese-soldiers-southern-lebanon

[2026-03-18 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Satellite photos show damage in Iran war

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images are beginning to be released giving a glimpse into the toll of the Iran war, with ships ablaze in an Iranian port and destroyed buildings at an American base.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-satellite-photos-damage-uae-bahrain-4b5edabf4c8cc89a56150ca4f1b7c06f

[2026-03-18 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Belgium] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader

Snippet: Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice Lumumba

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/ex-belgian-diplomat-93-trial-1961-murder-patrice-lumumba

[2026-03-18 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Man charged in pipe bomb case says he should be covered by Trump's blanket pardons

Snippet: This image from video contained in a Justice Department court filing shows Brian J. Cole Jr., being interrogated by FBI investigators in Woodbridge, Va., Dec. 4, 2025. (Justice Department via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pipe-bomb-capitol-riot-trump-pardon-brian-cole-748b5551047b41896da3e886f9aaf8bf

[2026-03-18 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military issues alert for incoming Iranian missile attack

Snippet: Israel’s army has said its air defences are working to intercept incoming missiles fired from Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-issues-alert-incoming-iranian-missile-attack

[2026-03-18 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

Snippet: The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence on “terror” threats, has resigned over the war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/us-national-counterterrorism-center-director-joe-kent-resigns-over-iran-war

[2026-03-18 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Missile debris kills one in Abu Dhabi as Iran presses Gulf attacks

Snippet: ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Falling debris from missile interceptions killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities said, as Iran pressed its attacks against Gulf countries.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/world/missile-debris-kills-one-in-abu-dhabi-as-iran-presses-gulf-attacks/2302012

[2026-03-18 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Clutch your pearls Charles Barkley: The Lakers actually are contenders

Snippet: The Lakers have won six games in a row, including nine of their last 10 contests. Their offense is clicking. Their defense is formidable.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/sports/the-lakers-actually-are-nba-contenders/

[2026-03-18 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat'

Snippet: National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the Trump administration's war against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-trump-iran-war.html

[2026-03-18 01:06 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Two more top Iranian officials killed, Israel says

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-israel-says-it-killed-two-top-iranian-officials-in-wartime-blow-to-countrys-leadership/884ed391-75ff-4735-ae7c-dccb0233cb05

[2026-03-18 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Israel claims killing of top Iranian officials as conflict deepens

Snippet: Israel says it has killed two of Iran’s most senior figures in overnight strikes, marking a major escalation in the conflict.Defense Minister Israel Katz claims top security official Ali Larijani and Basij militia chief Gholam Reza Soleimani were both “eliminated.” But so far, Iranian state media has not confirmed the deaths.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/17/israel-claims-killing-of-top-iranian-officials-as-conflict-deepens/

[2026-03-18 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iranian American social media creators explain the war for a US audience

Snippet: Ariana Afshar, one of many Iranian American content creators struggling to amplify the voices of Iranians amidst an internet blackout in Iran amidst the ongoing war, poses for a photo Monday, March 9, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-social-media-creators-internet-blackout-453f61788f68650cd72373a1c548e165

[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Oceans] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war

Snippet: Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/australia-environment-murray-watt-ocean-protection-fishers-drillers

[2026-03-18 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: S.H. Kim faces return to South Korea even if he qualifies for Masters

Snippet: S.H. Kim of South Korea walks to the 17th tee during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Ponte Bedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kim-korea-military-players-championship-yellamaraju-a911d652165f52857667a40fd201ca1d

[2026-03-18 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war

Snippet: Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208

[2026-03-18 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Lebanon: Beirut’s southern suburbs bombarded by Israeli strikes

Snippet: Lebanon has been hit by new Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, where several buildings were destroyed overnight, Lebanese state media reports. Thick smoke rose over the area as firefighters battled blazes and residents cleared debris from damaged streets. Emergency crews deployed at dawn to search the sites; no immediate casualties were reported, but destruction spanned multiple neighborhoods, with additional strikes south of the capital straining local services.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/17/lebanon-beiruts-southern-suburbs-bombarded-by-israeli-strikes/

[2026-03-18 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran: Images show devastation in Tehran after suspected Israeli strikes

Snippet: Images circulating online reveal shattered buildings, charred facades, and debris strewn across residential streets in Tehran. Residents and emergency crews are clearing rubble since the attacks. In southern Tehran, locals use basic tools to dig out damaged homes while firefighters tackle lingering blazes; videos from passing cars capture the aftermath near Niavaran, where a police facility was clearly struck.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/17/iran-images-show-devastation-in-tehran-after-suspected-israeli-strikes/

[2026-03-18 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mamdani rips ‘genocide’ in Palestine at St. Patrick’s Day event — after he botches answer on unified Ireland

Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday compared the plight of the Irish to the “genocide” in Palestine — as he used a St. Patrick’s Day celebration to rip the “deafening silence from so many” on the Israel-Hamas war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-rips-genocide-in-palestine-at-st-patricks-day-event/

[2026-03-18 00:33 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Even the dead in Thailand cannot escape Iran war fuel shortages

Snippet: Many crematorium furnaces use diesel, now in short supply due to disruptions from conflicts in the Middle East

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3346921/even-dead-thailand-cannot-escape-iran-war-fuel-shortages

[2026-03-18 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran war could plunge 45 million into acute hunger, says UN agency

Snippet: The number of people who experience acute hunger could leap to 364 million globally if the war on Iran continues until June, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-war-plunge-45-million-people-acute-hunger-un

[2026-03-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Warner Bros CEO to pocket up to $887 million from Paramount deal

Snippet: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is likely to receive up to $887 million following the completion of the company’s sale to Paramount Skydance, according to a regulatory filing released Monday. Warner Bros. Discovery last month agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal, ending a high-stakes bidding war after Netflix withdrew from its agreement with the HBO Max owner.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/entertainment-lifestyle/warner-bros-ceo-to-pocket-up-to-887-million-from-paramount-deal/2301918

[2026-03-18 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 2 NPA rebels surrender in Bukidnon; arms cache unearthed

Snippet: CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City — Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the military in Bukidnon, Lt. Col. Jorge Jallorina, commanding officer of the army's 8th Infantry Battalion (IB), said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/regions/2-npa-rebels-surrender-in-bukidnon-arms-cache-unearthed/2301908

[2026-03-18 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Oil surges 3% as Iranian strikes on UAE renew supply fears

Snippet: Oil prices jumped about 3% on Tuesday after renewed Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates rekindled supply fears, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining largely shut and several U.S. allies rebuffing President Trump's call to send warships to escort shipping through the vital waterway

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/17/oil-surges-3-as-iranian-strikes-on-uae-renew-supply-fears/

[2026-03-18 00:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach

Snippet: Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach

[2026-03-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages

Snippet: Paris, France – A couple of days after the United States and Israel launched their assault on Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 2 that France would bolster its nuclear arsenal and strengthen ties with fellow European Union countries.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/macron-prepares-france-for-an-age-of-nuclear-weapons-as-iran-war-rages

[2026-03-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran blames US, Israel for Hormuz tensions as crisis risks energy supplies

Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the United States-Israel war for disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global artery through which one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/iran-blames-us-israel-for-hormuz-tensions-as-crisis-risks-energy-supplies

[2026-03-17 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lebanon offers talks with Israel but says fighting with Hezbollah must end first

Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun gestures to journalists at the Presidential Palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-lebanon-israel-hezbollah-negotiations-421cdb3123b43e5bb91b14f8954dec45

[2026-03-17 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strikes hit Beirut southern suburbs near airport

Snippet: Israeli warplanes launched several strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday, Lebanon’s official news agency ANI reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-hit-beirut-southern-suburbs-near-airport

[2026-03-17 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Israel says it killed a senior official and the head of Iran's internal security service

Snippet: Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, greets journalists upon his arrival to meet with the Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-larijani-basij-security-protests-a3134079432a7200180469e409a4fdae

[2026-03-17 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UN warns of record hunger, 45 million more at risk, if Iran war continues

Snippet: Tens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the United States-Israel war on Iran, and its reverberations through Iran’s retaliation, continue through to June, the United Nations warned.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/un-warns-of-record-hunger-45-million-more-at-risk-if-iran-war-continues

[2026-03-17 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Who is Ali Larijani, the man whose power grew during Mideast war?

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/israel-claims-iran-security-chief-ali-larijani-killed/106466308

[2026-03-17 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US seeks fertilizer from Venezuela and Morocco amid Iran war

Snippet: The Trump administration is exploring alternative fertilizer supplies as the war with Iran disrupts global markets.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-seeks-fertilizer-venezuela-and-morocco-amid-iran-war

[2026-03-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump’s Iran gamble won’t advance his prospects at home or with China

Snippet: With no clear goal or timetable for ending the war, the US president is running out of options

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3346764/trumps-iran-gamble-wont-advance-his-prospects-home-or-china

[2026-03-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Women’s Asian Cup semi-final: Australia’s Kerr scores stunner to knock out holders China

Snippet: Matildas captain strikes winner from an ‌acute angle to send hosts into the final where they will face Japan or South Korea

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3346915/womens-asian-cup-semi-final-australias-kerr-scores-stunner-knock-out-holders-china

[2026-03-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Are the US and Israel waging war on Iran’s cultural heritage?

Snippet: Golestan Palace majorly damaged in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/are-the-us-and-israel-waging-war-on-irans-cultural-heritage

[2026-03-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Mapping Israeli attacks and the displacement of one million in Lebanon

Snippet: The Israeli military has launched new waves of air raids across southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations” on Monday against Hezbollah positions.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/mapping-israeli-attacks-and-the-displacement-of-one-million-in-lebanon