Hezbollah confirmed that a possible successor to the group’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an attack in Beirut. Israel’s military earlier said Hashem Safieddine was killed about three weeks ago.
Medicine, food and fuel is in short supply at northern Gaza’s hospitals, with health officials warning the area is at “a breaking point” as Israeli bombardment intensifies. A UN report warned Israel’s war against Hamas could set back Gaza by nearly 70 years.
A day after meeting officials in Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Saudi Arabia where he spoke with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about efforts to end conflicts in the Middle East, according to a State Department readout.
The beachside home of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu was damaged over the weekend in a drone strike claimed by Hezbollah, according to video footage.
