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The Pentagon: Austin and Gallant agreed that the attack by militants allied with Iran on American forces in Iraq constitutes a dangerous escalation.

Biden and Harris were told U.S. intelligence expects a scenario involving two waves of attacks — one from Hezbollah and one from Iran and its other proxies. But it was still unclear who is going to attack first and what kind of attack they are are going to conduct, U.S. officials said

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed receives a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron

Israel is preparing for an immediate response against Iran when it attacks. The Israeli security establishment is also debating whether to carry out a pre-emptive strike, according to Kann News

Blinken: It is necessary to reach a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the violence in the region

New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

US Secretary of State: Middle East is going through a critical moment

US Secretary of State: All parties in the Middle East must refrain from escalation

Red Crescent: 4 injured by forces' bullets during their storming of the village of Aqaba, north of Tubas

Palestinian militants detonated an explosive device during Israeli security forces raid on the town of Aqaba, north of Tubas

Palestinian Red Crescent: Two bullet wounds occurred during the storming of the town of Aqaba, north of Tubas

Artillery shelling targets the western areas of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip

A young man (19 years old) was injured by live bullets in the hand and back during the security operation in the village of Aqaba near Tubas

Reuters: Delta Airlines suspends its flights between JFK Airport in New York and Tel Aviv until August 31

Violent clashes between youths and security forces in the town of Aqaba, south of Tubas

Israeli army spokesman: Given the recent developments, there is no change in the instructions of the Home Front Command

The Israeli Army: The Air Force targeted a military building and Hezbollah infrastructure in the town of Kafr Kila

Sirens in Kiryat Shmoneh

A commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit was killed in a drone strike this evening in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army says. Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad was struck in the southern Lebanon village of Aabba. According to the Israeli army, Jawad was a Radwan commander

An Israeli raid targets the town of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon

A report in the "Washington Post": the Biden administration informed lawmakers in Congress that the Iranian attack is possible today or tomorrow

Red alarms in the Galilee: 4 Hezbollah drones penetrated Israel, 1 was intercepted and the rest apparently fell in open areas between Miron and Hurfeish

One person was killed and others were injured in the explosion of a waste object in the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli raid destroyed a house in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, without causing any casualties

Power outage in Jenin camp and several neighborhoods in the city, as forces continue to storm

Biden will meet shortly with his national security team to discuss the situation in the Middle East

A missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base, which houses American forces, in western Iraq

Washington, commenting on Shoigu's visit to Iran: We do not expect Russia to play the constructive role

US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

Israeli media: Sirens sound in the Western Galilee and Meron in northern Israel

The raid that targeted Kafr Kila

UN says nine UNRWA members may have been involved with Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7

A source for Sky News Arabia: Jordan informed the United States, Israel and Iran that it will not allow its airspace to be used by any party

.@kaisos1987 reports: Saudi Arabia tells Iran it would not let it violate the kingdom’s sovereignty and use its airspace to attack Israel: "We are defending ourselves - not Israel"

US State Department: We informed Iran that escalation is not in its interest

US State Department: Blinken spoke with his Qatari and Egyptian counterparts and conveyed a message that escalation is not in anyone's interest

Two American destroyers, the USS Laboon and USS Cole, have shifted from the Gulf of Oman to the Red Sea, in the direction of Israel, defense officials say today.The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt remained in the Gulf of Oman as of this morning

Israeli security forces operation in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem

Palestinian Red Crescent: The number of casualties shot by forces in Jenin increased to 4

The Royal Jordanian Court: Reaching an immediate and permanent ceasefire and ending the disaster in Gaza is the immediate step that must be implemented to protect the security of the region.

Israeli security forces storm Jenin camp from the eastern side and bulldoze the infrastructure

Injuries as a result of the bombing of the town of Abasan, east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip

Artillery shelling targets the Al-Dabaka neighborhood in the town of Mays Al-Jabal, southern Lebanon

Renewed artillery shelling on the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

The Israeli Army: Jaber Aziz, commander of the Hamas-affiliated Al-Furqan Brigade, was killed in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian Red Crescent: 3 citizens were injured in Israeli attacks during the storming of the city of Jenin in the West Bank

Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Shura Council: The assassination of Haniyeh is considered a "declaration of war" and an infringement on Iran's territory

Violent armed clashes between the Hamas militants and Israeli security forces on Amman Street and Watermelon Roundabout in the city of Jenin

Israeli security forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Nabi Elias, east of Qalqilya

Airplanes launched two raids on the north of the city of Rafah

Israeli army: The Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla arrived in Israel today (Monday) as the official guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi. The Chief of the General Staff and CENTCOM Commander held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in the region, as part of the response to threats in the Middle East

A Hezbollah member was killed in a raid on a motorcycle in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army announces that 4 soldiers were seriously injured in battles south of Gaza today

Alleged targeted elimination strike towards a motorcycle between Jibchit and Ebba, southern Lebanon

An Israeli raid on the outskirts of the town of Jabshit, south of Lebanon

Artillery shelling on the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday convened a meeting of foreign ambassadors and representatives to lay down a "legal case" for retaliation it is planning against Israel for the assassination of Palestinian group Hamas' chief in Tehran last week, according to a source with knowledge of the matter

Israeli artillery shells areas east of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip

Egyptian Foreign Minister with Turkish Foreign Minister: We must work to stop the brutal aggression against Gaza

Outbreak of clashes between youths and Israeli security forces in the town of Aqraba, southeast of Nablus

"Haaretz" citing Western officials: We are preparing for days of intense exchange of strikes between Israel on the one hand and Iran and its agents on the other hand

One dead and a number of wounded as the Israeli bombed a house for the Al-Jabour family in the Jourat Al-Lot neighborhood, south of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army targets the western outskirts of the town of Talusah with incendiary shells

Continuing armed clashes between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces in central Jenin

Israeli security forces storm the city of Jenin, activating sirens in the camp

The commander of the Israeli army's Northern Command says that the offensive plans against Hezbollah are ready

Israeli bombing with incendiary ammunition on Wazzani, southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery targets the western outskirts of the town of Talusah with phosphorous shells, which ignite a fire.

Israeli army bombed the town of Rab Thileen, south of Lebanon.

Two dead as a result of an Israeli bombing of a motorcycle near the entrance to Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip

Artillery shells the town of Beni Hayyan, south of Lebanon, with incendiary shells

Following the rocket fire from Khan Yunis, the Israeli army spokesman calls on the residents of several other neighborhoods in southern Khan Yunis to evacuate.

Aerial and artillery bombardment targeting the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

A senior Egyptian source: Israel is exploiting closed tunnels in Gaza to broadcast false allegations to achieve political goals

The bodies of 3 dead arrived at the Baptist Hospital following the bombing by an Israeli march on the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

German Lufthansa: Suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until August 12

Israeli artillery shelling on the outskirts of the town of Hula and Al-Khiyam

A number of shells fell on the outskirts of the town of Hula

The Israeli army fires phosphorus shells south of Wazzani, southern Lebanon

Palestinian Red Crescent: Injured by neighborhood bullets in the village of Habla, near Qalqilya

Hezbollah: We targeted the Ras Naqoura naval site with heavy artillery shells

Al-Sisi: We warn of the danger of expanding the scope of the war in a way that threatens regional and international peace and security

Al-Sisi: The Middle East is going through a very delicate and dangerous turning point that requires the highest levels of restraint

Israeli security force shelled with artillery and machine guns the Al-Farahin area, east of the city of Khan Yunis

Injuries due to Israeli airstrikes on the town of Al-Zawaida

A cell of Hezbollah operatives were killed in a drone strike this morning in southern Lebanon's Mays al-Jabal, the military says. According to the Israeli army, the cell was operating a drone over Mays al-Jabal

A truck driver was lightly injured by a rocket impact near Kibbutz Re'im a short while ago, medics say. According to the Israeli army, a barrage of some 15 rockets was launched from southern Gaza's Khan Younis at Israeli border communities. Several rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome, but others impacted the Re'im and Gama Junction area

4 dead due to the Israeli's bombing of a group of citizens on Al-Abraaj Street in the Tal Al-Hawa area, south of Gaza City

Rocket alert sirens in Zar’it

A barrage of several rockets was launched earlier this morning from Lebanon at Kiryat Shmona. According to the Israeli army, some of the rockets were intercepted by air defenses. There are no injuries

5 dead arrive at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital as a result of targeting an aid jeep in the Al-Matahin area, south of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Launching interceptor missiles in the airspace of Nahariya without activating the sirens

Israeli warplanes penetrate the sound barrier in the sky of the Lebanese capital, Beirut

Ongoing and relentless Israeli artillery shelling heard in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

Palestinian Prisoners' Club: Forces arrested 25 Palestinians last night in various parts of the West Bank

Israeli army force storms the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya

The Israeli army killed Abdel-Zarii, the economy minister of Hamas in Gaza

Israeli security forces storm the homes in the town of Al-Issawiya in Jerusalem

Boats fire at citizens' homes west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip