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US Secretary of State: We call on Iran and Israel to reduce the escalation

The G7 denounces the "unacceptable number of civilian casualties in Gaza"

The Israeli army says it attacked a Hezbollah military building in Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery shelling on the eastern border of Rafah, south of Gaza

Wall Street Journal: Biden requests $1 billion in funding to purchase new weapons for Israel

Jerusalem Post, citing government sources: Israel will not officially claim responsibility for the attack on Iran for strategic reasons

The Kremlin: We are studying the information related to the alleged Israeli strike on Iran and urge both sides to exercise restraint

The Wall Street Journal reported from U.S. officials: The proposed arms transfers to Israel would be among the largest since the start of the war

Turkish Foreign Ministry: We call on all parties to refrain from steps that might expand the conflict in the Middle East

Turkish Foreign Ministry: The priority of the international community must be to stop the massacre in Gaza

The Israeli Army: We presented a plan to activate the humanitarian corridor in preparation for the ground operation in Rafah

Planes bombed Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip

Israeli media: Israel attacked 9 targets at a Revolutionary Guard air force base near Isfahan

Israeli aircraft struck some 25 targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day, including buildings used by Hamas, observation posts, rocket launch sites, and other infrastructure, the military says. Following a rocket attack on the coastal city of Ashkelon last night, the Israeli army says its 215th Artillery regimentshelled the launch site in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya, and the Israeli Air Force struck a nearby weapons depot.The strikes come as the Nahal Brigade continues to operate in the Israeli army's east-west Netzarim corridor. According to the Israeli army, Nahal troops killed several gunmen in the area over the past day, including by calling in airstrikes

Israeli warplanes launched an air strike with missiles targeting the town of Aita Al-Shaab

CNN just reported, citing a regional intelligence source, that the early assessment is that Iran will not be retaliating for Israel's strike tonight

Warplanes target a site in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza.

Israeli army Spokesman: At this time, there is no change in the directives of the Home Front Command. If there are any changes in the future, the public will be informed

The IRGC-affiliated Fars News confirmed reports of an explosion in the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran but said that it was caused by the Iranian air defense system's shooting at a "suspicious object"

Spokesman for the Iranian Space Organization: Air defenses shot down many drones and there is no evidence of a missile attack against Isfahan

Following Israeli missile attacks on Iran, ISNA, a state-run news agency, says fights at Mehrabad Airport and other airports in western Iran have been suspended

Iranian media: Anti-aircraft guns shoot down flying objects in several Iranian regions

Israeli officials notified the US earlier today they planned to retaliate in the next 24-48 hours, sources told @PeterMartin_PCM and @JenniferJJacobs

Fars News Agency reports that three explosions were heard near a military base in northwest of Isfahan. Fars adds that a radar site may have been targeted

The Israeli Air Force confirms carrying out a raid on Isfahan

Marco Rubio: Israel has the ability to conduct strikes against targets inside Iran without entering Iranian air space from aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi airspace

Ongoing Israeli army operation in the Tulkarem area

Several flights have been diverted over the Iranian airspace amid reports of an Israeli attack against a site in Iran

Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, a U.S. official says. The move comes days after Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard declares a state of maximum alert in all its bases and camps throughout Iran

Iranian semi-official FARS news, citing local sources, reports an explosion was heard northwest of Isfahan

Explosions and overflights of fighter jets being heard in As-Suwayda in southern Syria as well as in several locations throughout Iraq, including the Baghdad area. Background is unclear as of yet

Israeli air strikes now shaking Deir al-Balah central Gaza

Israeli bombing north of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip

Violent air strikes and continuous Israeli artillery shelling on northern Gaza

Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We call on international parties supporting peace to recognize the Palestinian state

Israeli security forces arrest a young man from the Al-Tur area in Nablus

Palestinian Presidency: The aggressive U.S. veto reveals the contradictions of U.S. policy

The U.S. vetoed a security council resolution admitting Palestine as a full member state of the UN. 12 members states voted in favor. 2 member states (UK & Switzerland) abstained

U.S. veto thwarts efforts for Palestine's full membership in the United Nations

An Israeli raid targets the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip

Israel has made significant progress in preparations for the evacuation of around 1 million civilians from Rafah, according to an Israeli source - ABC

Egypt's representative to the United Nations: We stress our rejection of Israel's efforts to ignite a regional escalation in the Middle East and open new war fronts.

Iran’s foreign minister, in a meeting with Jordan’s foreign minister in New York, said that Iranian retaliatory operation against Israel was “precise, calculated, limited and minimal”, but the response to a new Israeli attack will be of “maximum” nature

Israeli aircraft launch violent raids on Tal al-Hawa, west of Gaza City

USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Air Drop into Gaza. U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 18, 2024, at 1:09 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.The joint operation included four C-130 U.S. Air Force aircraft, and U.S. Army Soldiers specialized in aerial delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance supplies.The U.S. C-130s dropped approximately 50, 600 U.S. meal equivalents into Northern Gaza, an area of great need, allowing for civilian access to the critical aid. To date, the U.S. has dropped 946 tons of humanitarian assistance.During today's mission, approximately 25 bundles landed in the sea. USCENTCOM does not assess civilian harm or damage to infrastructure at this time but continue to monitor the situation.The DoD humanitarian airdrops contribute to ongoing U.S. and partner-nation government efforts to alleviate human suffering. These airdrops are part of a sustained effort, and we continue to plan follow-on aerial deliveries

The U.S. is pushing for a deal that presses Israel to accept Palestinian statehood in exchange for diplomatic recognition by Saudi Arabia

Saudi representative to the United Nations: The Security Council did not fulfill its role in protecting international peace and security

Israeli security forces storm Salem village, Nablus district

Al-Quds Brigades: We renewed our bombing of the city of "Ashkelon" with a missile salvo

A new air raid targeting the industrial area south of Gaza City

Artillery targeting the northern areas of the Gaza Strip

Israeli artillery shelling on the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip

Renewed Israeli bombing in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City

Artillery targets the western outskirts of the town of Houla, southern Lebanon

Israeli security forces storm the town of Kafr Laqif, east of Qalqilya

Israeli security forces storm several houses in Nour Shams camp

3 dead and 15 missing as a result of an Israeli bombing on a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City.

U.S. to vote NO and veto the UN security council resolution to accept Palestine as a full member state of the UN, @StateDeputySpox says

The Israeli Army: We targeted Hezbollah members in the Blida area in southern Lebanon

Guterres: I urge Israel to put an end to this unprecedented level of violence by settlers towards Palestinians

US and Israeli officials will hold virtual meeting today about the planned operation in Rafah, US official says

Airplanes targeted a house in the vicinity of the "Dew Drops" water station on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City

An army launches raids on areas south of Street 8 in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza

Hezbollah announces the targeting of a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Hanita area

Iran increases its threats: A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said it could review its "nuclear doctrine" amid Israeli threats

Airplanes launch a raid on the town of Markaba in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon

Palestinian prisoner institutions: Israeli forces have arrested 40 Palestinians in the West Bank since yesterday

World Food Program: A ceasefire is a prerequisite for stopping famine in the Gaza Strip

An army drone targeted a house on the outskirts of the town of Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon

A spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent: The medical sector in Gaza has collapsed due to attacks

A drone targeted a house with a missile on the eastern outskirts of the town of Markaba

Forces arrest young man Adam Al-Rayes after storming his house in Ain Al-Sultan camp in Jericho

UNRWA Commissioner: The Security Council must conduct an independent investigation and hold accountable the blatant disregard for the protection of humanitarian workers

UNRWA Commissioner: Our employees who were arrested by Israeli forces in Gaza spoke of horrific accounts of ill-treatment and torture

Israeli Broadcasting Corporation: The army's invasion of Rafah will take place in two stages

Israeli Broadcasting Corporation: The army is waiting for the green light to begin operations in Rafah, southern Gaza

Israeli Broadcasting Authority: The second stage of the Rafah invasion will be the establishment of displacement sites before the ground operation

Multiple Palestinians’ bodies recovered after Israeli army withdrawal from part of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza: Palestinian civil defense

Israeli security forces storm the main street in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem

Israel security services say they arrested an ISIS operative in Ramallah area tonight who was planning to carry out an immediate terror attack

Vice President of the Fatah Movement: The Palestinian Authority will be present in the Gaza Strip after the war

Borrell: I discussed by phone with the Saudi Foreign Minister the developments of the situation in the Middle East

Israeli security forces storm Ras Shehadeh neighborhood, north of Jerusalem

Israeli security forces storming the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron

A number of people were injured as a result of an Israeli bombing targeting Palestinians in the Al-Mughraqa area in the central Gaza Strip

Israeli artillery targets the areas of Sheikh Ajlin and Tal al-Hawa, southwest of Gaza

Hezbollah: We targeted a movement of Israeli soldiers at the Al-Malikiyah site with missile weapons and hit it

Israeli boats fire northwest of Gaza City

Israeli security forces fired live bullets during their storming of the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron

Speaker Johnson: "I'm doing here what I believe to be the right thing. I think providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important.We can't play politics with this. We have to do the right thing."