Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : An Israeli howitzer fires rounds towards southern Lebanon from a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border on March 20, 2026 It had called on residents to evacuate parts of Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.
44% : There was a blast in the Old City of Jerusalem after Israel warned of incoming Iranian missiles "Al-Aqsa has been taken from us," said Wajdi Mohammed Shweiki, a Palestinian man in his 60s.
39% : After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what it called "regime targets" in Iran's capital, which has been under bombardment since a US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28.
37% : Israel had shuttered access to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's annexed Old City and other holy sites, citing wartime restrictions but angering Muslim worshippers.
37% : In Iraq, which neighbours Iran and has been drawn into the war, a strike killed a fighter at a military airfield in the country's north, with his group blaming the US and Israel.
36% : But Tehran has kept up its retaliatory drone and missile attacks on Gulf nations it accuses of serving as launchpads for US strikes, as well as on Israel.
35% : " Israel has accused Iran of attacking holy sites in Jerusalem after a strike left a crater in the Old City near Al-Aqsa, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. - Oil sanctions eased - Beyond the Gulf, the war has spread to Lebanon where the Israeli military has carried out regular bombardments in response to rocket fire by Iran ally Hezbollah.
35% : Lebanon's health ministry says the war has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced more than one million, while Israel's army says two soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon.
17% : US President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO allies Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Saturday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran following three weeks of war.

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