KEY POINTS
- Qatari PM discusses ceasefire pressure with Blinken
- Hezbollah rocket barrage damages important northern Israel airbase
- Israel has appointed its former Supreme Court chief as a judge for the ICJ hearing
The Gaza war has entered its 94th day, and an Israeli strike has reportedly killed two Hezbollah fighters, including a senior commander in the Lebanon-based terror group's elite Radwan force.
The Israeli army has reportedly found the "exact location" of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' most senior official in the Gaza Strip, but cannot strike the area as he is surrounded by hostages. He was the subject of targeted ground operations in Khan Yunis last month.
Lebanon-based Hezbollah fired a rocket barrage that caused damage to a strategic air base north of the country, and a pro-Iran Iraqi militia said it attacked a "vital" asset in the Haifa port in northern Israel.
Yemeni Houthi rebels continue to disrupt the Red Sea as the U.S.-led maritime task force in the area conducted small boat operations Sunday as part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian's goal of ensuring secure commercial shipping lanes.
- Hamas learned weapon production and operation 'under Iranian guidance': IDF
- South Korea intel agency says Hamas has been using North Korea-made weapons
- Hamas didn't take Israel's Gaza campaign seriously: Israel's defense minister
- Israel strikes 30 'significant targets' in Khan Yunis: IDF
- Iran will annually commemorate Oct. 7 Hamas massacre: Report
- Lebanon reportedly rejects Israeli proposal to deploy German troops at border
- Netanyahu to Hezbollah: 'No terrorist is immune'
- 'Suspicious approach' reported off Yemen: UKMTO
Back in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has completed the destruction of Hamas infrastructure in northern Gaza, according to a new report. The Israeli army will now focus its operations in the central and southern part of the enclave.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is touring the Middle East in efforts to reiterate the importance of avoiding a regional spillover of the war in Gaza that stems from the violent history of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Iran-backed Hezbollah to "learn what Hamas has already learned" from waging war against Israel. He also reiterated that the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas of more than 1,200 people "will not happen again."
Hezbollah elite leader killed in an Israeli strike: Reports
A deputy chief of a unit within Hezbollah's elite Radwan force was killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike in Majdal Selm, southern Lebanon, multiple outlets reported. Another Hezbollah fighter was killed when a strike hit the combatants' vehicle, security sources said.
Several outlets have identified the senior Hezbollah leader as Wissam al-Tawil, citing security sources. One source told Reuters that the targeting of al-Tawil was "a very painful strike." Another said his assassination will "flare up" the escalated situation in the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The reports came about two hours after the IDF said it struck sites in Lebanese territory where Hezbollah operated.
