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The Israeli military carried out an airstrike in the West Bank city of Jenin amid ongoing intense clashes in the area, officials reported on Friday. In a brief statement, the Israeli military confirmed that a military aircraft targeted a “terrorist cell” during an encounter with security forces as part of a counterterrorism operation in Jenin. The statement did not provide …

Israeli warplanes launched overnight strikes on the outskirts of Tayrharfa, Yaroun, Zebqine, al-Naqoura, and Wadi Hamoul in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military also targeted villages along the border, including al-Naqoura and Alma al-Shaab, using flare and incendiary bombs. In response, Hezbollah fired on the Bayyad Blida post overnight, as well as the Menara and Metula areas on Thursday evening. This …

An Israeli missile struck a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel destined for an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of several employees from a local transportation company, according to the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) group on Friday. Israel asserted, without immediate evidence, that it targeted the convoy after militants had commandeered the vehicles. …

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has shared a document with the security cabinet, strongly supporting a hostage-ceasefire agreement and proposing an additional war objective: the return of evacuees to their homes in northern Israel. “For the past 11 months, we have dealt with attacks from seven different fronts and responded effectively. In Gaza, we have successfully defeated the majority of …

Hezbollah’s response to the assassination of its senior commander Fouad Shukur has been deemed successful, according to sources cited by pro-Hezbollah media outlets al-Mayadeen and al-Akhbar. These sources informed al-Mayadeen, in comments published late Thursday, that Hezbollah effectively targeted an intelligence base just outside Tel Aviv last Sunday. Reports indicate that at least six drones launched by Hezbollah successfully hit …

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing on Thursday, according to a report by the state news agency Xinhua. Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit, marking the first time a U.S. national security advisor has visited China since 2016. During his visit, he engaged in discussions with Foreign Minister …

Paris still considers the Lebanese presidential issue to be a priority, despite the prevailing belief that it won’t be resolved until after the current Hezbollah-Israel clashes subside, according to a senior French official in Paris. “The French embassy is actively working towards finding a solution,” the official told Annahar newspaper in comments published on Wednesday. While the recent assassinations of …

The Israeli military reported that it killed five militants, including a prominent local commander, in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad confirmed the death of Mohammed Jaber, also known as Abu Shujaa, a commander in the group’s Tulkarem Brigade, located in the Nour Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem. Islamic Jihad’s …