Middle East energy sites come targets as Israel and Iran trade blows
發佈日期: 2026-03-19 20:24
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US President Donald Trump pledged Washington would "massively blow up the entirety" of the world's largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again.
This comes as Iran and Israel continue to strike each other with missiles as the conflict rages on.
Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin claimed Iran was using cluster missiles.
Meanwhile, during a briefing at the United Nations, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq, called for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump pledged Washington would "massively blow up the entirety" of the world's largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again. Trump made his threat against Iran's South Pars natural gas field after Iranian missiles hit Qatar.
The Iranian attack was in retaliation for an Israeli attack on the South Pars field.
The US-Israeli war with Iran has roiled energy markets as the conflict escalates pressure on the region's energy sector.
The price of oil has surged on international markets, increasing the cost of petrol and other goods while squeezing the global economy.
Israel's Magen David Adom Emergency Service said early Thursday that a foreign worker in his 30s was killed by shrapnel wounds at a scene of an attack in the South Sharon region, where its paramedics responded.
Israel had said it detected a new missile launch from Iran targeting the country and that its defence systems were working to intercept the threat.
In footage released by Magen David Adom, paramedics could be seen at the site. Other footage released by the emergency service showed a damaged building in Tel Aviv following a strike early Thursday.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that three people were killed and at least 13 injured in the town of Beit Awa, due to a hit in the occupied West Bank, following an Iranian attack.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said first responders were treating people for shrapnel wounds. At least two wounded survivors were transported to a hospital.
The fatalities were the first in the occupied West Bank during the Iran war.
Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin said Iran was using cluster missiles. He said these cluster missiles are a war crime if the Iranian regime targets them at population centres.
The aftermath of a strike on a checkpoint in Tehran was captured on video as Israel and the United States continued their attacks in Iran.
This, as the Israeli military said it had launched new attacks across the Iranian capital.
More than 1,300 people have been killed in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent.
During a briefing at the United Nations, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq, called for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
"We do not believe that there is a military solution to this problem. And we reiterate our call to Israel, the United States, to Iran, and any other parties to avoid any further escalation of this conflict.
