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Explained: Is the Middle East conflict changing people's travel plans?

NewstalkZB 22 Mar 2026
The conflict in the Middle East has continued for another week, and there's concerns from ...
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At least 88 injured following Iranian missile attack on southern Israeli town near Dead Sea

Anadolu Agency 22 Mar 2026
Istanbul ... The tally includes 10 in serious condition, 19 moderately injured, 55 lightly injured and four panic victims, it said ... .
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Iran hits Israeli town housing nuclear facility in retaliation for Natanz strike

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
Dimona hosts a facility just outside the main town widely believed to possess the Middle East’s sole nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never admitted to possessing nuclear weapons.
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Little joy to be found among Iranian Americans over the war and Iran’s future: ‘I have righteous anger’

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... Photograph ... I hear this view from people inside Iran, and after the 12-day war in July of last year, I heard it from a ninetysomething father of friends who lives between the US east coast, London and Tehran ... .
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Israel has crushed Unrwa in Gaza – and the rest of the world has done nothing

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
This month I will conclude my tenure as the commissioner-general of Unrwa – the United Nations agency that has provided essential, public-like services to Palestinian refugees across the Middle East for more than 75 years.
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Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
The war started when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, triggering an Israeli military campaign ... View image in fullscreen ... Photograph. Anadolu/Getty Images ... Photograph ... Explore more on these topicsLebanonIsraelMiddle East and north AfricaHezbollahnews.
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Iran’s willingness to escalate this high-stakes war is its greatest weapon

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, at a press conference on the Middle East conflict on Thursday ... TrumpBenjamin NetanyahuIranMiddle East and north AfricaIsraelanalysis.
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UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
Countries including the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea and Australia condemned Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels as well as oil and gas facilities in the Middle East in a joint statement.
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Pentagon orders 2,500 troops, 3 warships to the Middle East

The Keene Sentinel 21 Mar 2026
... East, the second significant deployment in a week.
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US officials warn sizeable shift in air defenses to the Middle East leaves concerning gaps ...

HJ News 21 Mar 2026
US officials warn sizeable shift in air defenses to the Middle East leaves concerning gaps in Europe ....
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Trump says he is considering 'winding down' Middle East military operation even as US sends ...

HJ News 21 Mar 2026
Trump says he is considering 'winding down' Middle East military operation even as US sends more troops to region ....
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Iran war: Trump weighs 'winding down' Middle East operation

Deutsche Welle 21 Mar 2026
The US president said his country was "very close to meeting our objectives" in the war, but still ruled out a ceasfire. Trump urged that the Strait of Hormuz must be "guarded and policed" by other nations. DW has more ... .
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U.S. sending thousands more Marines to Middle East

CBS News 21 Mar 2026
Thousands more U.S. Marines and three more warships are headed toward the Middle East, two U.S. officials told CBS News, as the war nears the three-week mark with no signs of letting up. Charlie D'Agata has the latest ... .
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