At least 11 people, including two children and two medical workers, were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, as Israel intensified its air campaign despite a June ceasefire with Hezbollah. The latest attacks have raised renewed concerns over the future of the ceasefire and stability along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
More than 140 fighters have been killed in recent clashes between Yemen’s government forces and Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in southwestern Yemen. The fighting over the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait has become the deadliest in the area in two months, with more than 300 fighters and some civilians reportedly killed since Thursday.
Israel says it struck multiple sites in southern Lebanon in response to two Hezbollah drone attacks targeting Israeli soldiers. The Israeli military also warned residents near a building in Arab Salim to evacuate, saying Hezbollah was using the site. Hezbollah has not commented.
A Russian ballistic missile strike on a steel plant in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipro region has killed five workers and damaged production facilities and other infrastructure. Steelmaker Metinvest said all operations at the plant had been suspended following the attack.
The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iranian forces targeted U.S. warships with missiles, with two vessels disabled and a third destroyed. U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper warned that Washington would destroy Iran’s “limited and vulnerable” tanker fleet if necessary.
Five people have been killed and 24 others injured in Israeli attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon amid continued ceasefire violations, according to Arab media reports. The Israeli military said the strikes were carried out in response to a Hezbollah drone attack targeting Israeli soldiers.
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could soon strike Iran’s Mount Kolang, an underground complex near the Natanz nuclear facility known as “Pickaxe Mountain.” The site’s depth, limited public information and lack of access for IAEA inspectors have raised concerns over its potential role in Iran’s nuclear program, although there is no verified evidence that nuclear material or enrichment activities are currently being carried out there.
At least 129 people have been killed in intense clashes between Iran-backed Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognized government forces along the Red Sea coast and near Taiz, according to figures cited by AFP. Government sources reported 81 deaths among their forces, while medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas said at least 62 Houthi fighters were killed, though the figures have not been independently verified.
