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- EasyJet cancels all flights to Israel at least through fall
- UN rights office says Israel still imposing "unlawful" restrictions on Gaza aid
- US Treasury is preparing new sanctions on Iran, report says
Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as the Israel-Hamas war entered its 193rd day – a Hezbollah commander was killed after an Israeli airstrike hit his vehicle in a targeted assassination in southern Lebanon.
Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said he wrote to 32 countries Tuesday morning, urging them to declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.
- UN commission accuses Israel of actively obstructing Oct. 7 investigation efforts
- 2 drones from Lebanon explode in northern Israeli moshav: IDF
- 3 lightly wounded after explosive drones from Lebanon fall in Galilee town: Local media
- 1 dead, others wounded in suspected Israeli bombing of vehicle in southern Lebanon village: Reports
- Another 'Israeli' strike hits vehicle in Chehabiyeh, southern Lebanon: Lebanese media
- Assassinated Hezbollah commander held a rank similar to brigadier general: IDF
- Even the 'slightest' action against Iran will result on 'extensive' response: Iran's Raisi
Israel's war cabinet will meet Tuesday to discuss an Israeli response to Iran's massive aerial attacks toward Israel Saturday that marked the first time Tehran directly targeted Israel.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah claimed an attack on what it said were "spy devices" of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a military base in the disputed Shebaa Farms.
Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's attack that included hundreds of drones and missiles even as U.S. President Joe Biden and other Israeli allies call for restraint.
In war-torn Gaza, more than 33,800 Palestinians have died amid the fighting, according to figures from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. The UN repeatedly warned that famine is looming in the enclave.
The Middle Eastern crisis stems from years of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict that erupted on Oct. 7, when Hamas operatives launched a surprise raid into Israel and murdered over a thousand people. The militants also abducted more than 250 hostages, of which over 130 are still being held in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran warns even 'slightest action' will be met with 'extensive' response
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday warned that even "the slightest action against Iran's interests" will not go unpunished and instead will be met with an "extensive and painful response."
His warning comes amid increasing calls for restraint in the region following the escalation of Israel-Iran tensions following Saturday's Iranian rampage on the Israeli airspace.
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