■ Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy warned that any attack on Iranian ships would be met with a "heavy assault" on U.S. bases in the region and on enemy ships.
■ Vessels from countries complying with U.S. sanctions against Iran will face difficulties crossing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's army spokesman said, warning of new weapons, new methods of warfare and new arenas of war if Iran will be attacked again, Tasnim reported.
■ Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met with senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Miami for talks on regional development and Pakistani mediation aimed at de-escalation between Iran and the United States, Qatar's Foreign Ministry said.
■ IDF strikes have killed 36 people and wounded 74 in Lebanon in the past day, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported. The Israel Air Force intercepted several drones near Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, the IDF said.
■ Two policemen were killed, including a senior police official, in an Israeli drone strike on a police vehicle in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, and three people were killed overnight in the Maghazi refugee camp, reports said.
■ Israel deported Gaza aid flotilla activists Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila after they were detained on suspicions of affiliation with a terrorist organization and illegal activity, the foreign ministry said. Both denied the allegations.
■ Israel set up a secret military outpost in the Iraqi desert to reinforce its airstrike campaign in Iran and struck Iraqi troops to prevent their discovery of the base, U.S. officials and other sources said according to the Wall Street Journal.
■ Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said that the appointment of Roman Gofman to head the Mossad intelligence agency must be canceled, citing "substantial flaws" in the nomination process.
■ A resident of the southern Bedouin city of Rahat was arrested and charged with inciting terror and supporting Hamas, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency said in a joint statement.
Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, in 2023.Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, in 2023.Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met with senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Miami for talks on regional development and Pakistani mediation aimed at de-escalation between Iran and the United States, Qatar's Foreign Ministry said.
A resident of the southern Bedouin city of Rahat was arrested on suspicion of inciting terror and supporting Hamas, Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency said in a joint statement.
The agencies arrested the suspect, Badr bin Yussef Hasanat, 24, in a joint operation after investigating him for allegedly sharing pro-Hamas content on social media, as well as messages praising, supporting and inciting acts of terrorism, the agencies said.
The State Prosecutor's Office said it had pressed charges against Hasanat, citing one instance in which the suspect had allegedly posted a photo of assassinated Hamas leaders set to a song with the lyrics: "They are heroes who left this world but did not surrender or suffer humiliation; they sold their souls to Allah, and death was not difficult for them."
Two people were killed, including a senior police official, and eight were wounded from an Israeli drone strike on a police vehicle in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, the city's Nasser hospital said.
In a statement, Hamas's Interior Ministry said that Lt. Col. Wissam Fayez Abd al-Hadi, head of criminal investigations for the Khan Younis police, and Sgt. Fadi Abd al-Moati Heikal, were killed in an Israeli strike on their vehicle in the al-Amal neighbourhood, western Khan Yunis.
مرافق مدير مباحث خانيونس الشهيد فادي هيكل الذي ارتقى بغارة الاحتلال على مركبة في خانيونس.
Additionally, three others were killed overnight in a drone strike in Maghazi refugee camp, in the center of the enclave, reports said.
Netanyahu and Gofman in 2023.Credit: Maayan Toaf/GPONetanyahu and Gofman in 2023.Credit: Maayan Toaf/GPO
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said on Sunday that the appointment of Roman Gofman to head the Mossad intelligence agency must be canceled due to "substantial flaws" in the nomination process.
In her response to the High Court of Justice, which is hearing petitions against Gofman's appointment, the attorney general said that Gofman's involvement in the leaking of classified information to a minor as part of an intelligence operation "casts a heavy shadow on Gofman's integrity and thus on his appointment to head the Mossad."
A bulk carrier in the Gulf was reportedly hit by an "unknown projectile," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.
UKMTO said it received a report of the incident 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, Qatar, that caused a "small fire." The center said the fire was extinguished, there are no casualties and there is no reported environmental damage.
Brazilian activist Thiago Avila is escorted into court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on Tuesday.Credit: AFP/ILIA YEFIMOVICHBrazilian activist Thiago Avila is escorted into court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on Tuesday.Credit: AFP/ILIA YEFIMOVICH
Israel deported Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Ávila on Sunday after completing an investigation into their participation in a Gaza-bound flotilla, the foreign ministry said.
After their investigation was completed, the two professional provocateurs, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila, from the provocation flotilla, were deported today from Israel. Israel will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.
Israel's foreign ministry said Abu Keshek was suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organisation and Avila was suspected of illegal activity. Both denied the allegations.
