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Key Events Updates IDF: Suspected cluster missile fired from Lebanon at northern Israeli city, no casualties The IDF reported that a cluster missile was fired at the northern Israeli city of Metula from Lebanon, the second such firing this week. IDF says dozens of Hezbollah militants killed in fighting in southern Lebanon Israeli ground forces have killed dozens of Hezbollah militants in fighting in southern Lebanon, the IDF said Saturday, adding that troops also destroyed several infrastructure sites including a weapons depot, a command center and observation posts belonging to the group. According to reports, the ground operations began last week in the Rab El Thalathine area, west of the Golan Heights. Axios reported that Israel aims to seize the entire area south of the Litani River to dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure. French President Emmanuel Macron again called Saturday for an end to the mutual attacks between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel running critically low on missile interceptors, U.S. officials say Israel informed the United States this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran continues, U.S. officials told Semafor. U.S. officials said Washington has been aware of Israel's limited interceptor capacity for months, with one official saying the shortage was "something we expected and anticipated." The official added that the United States is not facing a similar shortage of its own interceptors. France denies reports of 'French proposal' for Israel-Lebanon cease-fire France's Foreign Ministry denied reports of a "French plan" for a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon amid the war with Hezbollah, as reported previously by Haaretz and Axios. "France has supported the Lebanese authorities' openness for direct talks with Israel and offered to facilitate it. It will be up to the parties, and the parties only, to define the agenda of such discussions. Everything else is pure speculation," Quai d'Orsay said. Qatar says it intercepted four ballistic missiles and several drones launched from Iran Qatar's Ministry of Defense said in a post on X that the country was targeted Saturday in an attack involving four ballistic missiles and several drones launched from Iran. The ministry said the Qatari armed forces successfully intercepted all the drones and the four missiles. Swiss government rejects U.S. reconnaissance overflights tied to Iran war Switzerland's Federal Council said it rejected two requests for U.S. reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Swiss territory in connection with the war in Iran. The government said Swiss neutrality law prohibits overflights by parties to a conflict if the flight serves a military purpose related to that conflict. However, the council approved one flight scheduled for March 17 after the completion of maintenance, as well as two requests for transport aircraft to overfly Switzerland on March 15. Iran warns U.S. to move industries from region, urges people to avoid factories linked to American firms Iran warned the United States to relocate its industries from the region and urged people to move away from factories in which U.S. companies hold shares, Iranian state media reported, following airstrikes on Iranian factories. Trump says U.S. has 'decimated' Iran, urges other countries to help secure Strait of Hormuz U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the United States has "beaten and completely decimated Iran, both militarily, economically, and in every other way," but added that countries relying on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz must take responsibility for keeping the passage open. "The countries of the world that receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — a lot," Trump wrote, adding that Washington will coordinate with those countries to ensure shipping moves "quickly, smoothly, and well." He said the operation(s) should be a "team effort," and that it would help bring "harmony, security, and everlasting peace." Drone strike hits refinery in Iraq's Erbil, causing fire, sources say A drone strike targeted the Lanaz refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan's capital, triggering a fire at the facility, security sources said. Provincial officials said operations at the refinery have been halted until the blaze is extinguished and the extent of the damage can be assessed. IDF says about 400 waves of airstrikes carried out in Iran since war began IDF officials say they have carried out about 400 waves of airstrikes in Iran during the first two weeks of the war, mainly targeting missile launch sites and air defense systems in central and western parts of the country. More than 200 targets were struck in the past 24 hours alone, including dozens of ballistic missile launchers, according to the IDF. It also said two senior intelligence officers from Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters were killed in a strike in Tehran on Friday.