"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli envoy told Newsweek.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials struck a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday as Israeli airstrike killed 10 children and five adults waiting for care outside a medical clinic.

The airstrikes come as Hamas says it's ready to begin talks on a 60-day ceasefire, allowing vital aid into Gaza. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the wounded.

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Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country's postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel.

Yesterday Iranian media published new CCTV footage purporting to show an attack on Tehran during the war which was widely shared online - one post alone has had 280,000 views on X. The video captures two explosions on 15 June about 100m apart on Bahonar Street in Tehran’s Tajrish district.