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The White House does not rule out a military escalation against Iran after the midterm elections, according to Reuters.

Five explosions were heard in Yemen's Ibb governorate.

🔴 Urgent: An Israeli explosion in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.

Enemy media: A missile was launched from Tabriz province in Iran.

The Pentagon is reducing military access to highly sensitive classified information amid growing concern inside the U.S. military establishment over the consequences of a war with Iran.

Since last night until midnight, Israeli attacks targeted multiple towns and villages in south Lebanon. Airstrikes by warplanes hit Ali al-Taher, Al-Dabsha, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Arabsalim, Al-Mansouri, Haris and Al-Qantara, while drone strikes targeted Al-Maslakh and Al-Rawis neighborhoods in Nabatieh and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Artillery shelling hit Doha Kfar Reman, the outskirts of Mifdoun, Wadi al-Hujair, Ali al-Taher, Wadi al-Salouqi, Al-Mansouri, Al-Qantara, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Hula, Mays al-Jabal, Khiam, the outskirts of Baraaishit, Bani Hayyan and Beit Leif. Demolition operations were also carried out in Al-Mansouri, Hula, Kfar Tibnit, Beit Leif, Hadasa and Markaba, while sweep operations extended to Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Kfar Tibnit, Al-Mansouri, Mays al-Jabal, Hula, Khiam, Aita al-Jabal and Tulosa.

Israeli shelling targeted Wadi al-Hujair toward Tulin.

U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Huckabee met with Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials to discuss moving forward with the implementation of the framework agreement. The U.S. side reaffirmed Washington’s continued commitment to ensuring the agreement’s success and working toward a comprehensive deal for peace and security between the two sides.

Explosions are believed to have been caused by the detonation of war remnants from yesterday's strikes in Palestine.

Explosions were heard in the Iranian city of Sirik.

🔴 Urgent: Explosions in southern Iran.

192 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque today under the protection of Israeli police.

Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has instructed raising the alert level in the West Bank and preparing an additional division to be ready if needed to reinforce the West Bank. This comes amid warnings of escalating tension in the area and the possibility that national events could spiral out of control.

The Lebanese Army arrested 10 Lebanese for opening fire, including a person accused of monitoring the Army’s movements, and arrested 108 Syrians for entering Lebanon illegally. It also seized weapons and military ammunition.

Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian people love life and knowledge and hold on to hope, and that investing in the Palestinian people, their education and empowerment is among the most important forms of resilience and preserving national identity. He added: “You are our real wealth and the future of Palestine.”

Artillery shelling targets Dawhat Kfar Roummane. The shelling has resumed on Dawhat Kfar Roummane and has been ongoing there for about an hour.

After 18 years, Israel is taking responsibility for the assassination of General Muhammad Suleiman in 2008, who was the close and highest-ranking security adviser to the Syrian president. The sources said a special naval force arrived by sea and fired at him from close range before disappearing without leaving any trace, leaving the Damascus regime in a state of absolute shock. Yediot Ahronot, quoting former prime minister Ehud, said that Israel was behind the killing of the Syrian president's former adviser Muhammad Suleiman in 2008 after a special force infiltrated by sea and fired three sniper rounds, adding that he was the mastermind of the Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor.

Channel 13 Hebrew: Israel's war minister warned today of the possibility of a surprise Iranian attack, although the intelligence service has no confirmed information about this scenario, while saying it is not ruled out. The Israeli army believes the likelihood of this scenario is low.

Trump on Iran and the midterm elections: I am not running, but my party is running and I will help my party. But I think my party respects the fact that we do not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Frankly, other presidents should have done that, but they did not have what it takes to do it.

Arslan: The Israeli project is to sow internal strife in the country, and we have reached a point where we look back with regret on the May 17 Agreement.

Trump said that the Iranian authorities are firing machine guns and sniper rifles at the heads of protesters. He added: “Three months ago, they had 52,000 protesters killed. Now I hear the number ranges between 20,000 and 25,000 more. They have nearly 65,000 protesters killed.”

Asked whether he would send the CIA to arm Iranians if he wanted the Iranian people to rise up, Trump said: “I do not want to say that. It would not be appropriate for me to say that. I am not against that.”

The spokesman for the Kiryat Shmona municipality said the explosions heard in the area in recent minutes were caused by artillery shelling carried out by Israeli forces, stressing that there has been no change in the Home Front Command instructions for residents.

🔴 Draft report of the Atomic Energy Agency: the agency says it cannot verify that Iranian nuclear materials were not diverted for military purposes, and says it has lost the ability since June 2025 to track the declared nuclear stockpile at facilities that were struck.

IAEA: We do not know the exact status of the Isfahan enrichment plant, and we have carried out no field verification at any nuclear facility in Iran since February, except at Bushehr. That was stated in a draft report by the agency and in its report.

Hezbollah's media relations office issued a categorical denial of media reports alleging that it has any connection to a security cell reportedly arrested over claims that it sought to destabilize security in Lebanon and Syria. It said Hezbollah has no link, near or far, to any such cell or group, and described the allegations as completely false. It added that attempts by some media outlets to drag Hezbollah's name into such security cases and attribute the claims to unnamed sources are part of efforts to mislead, distort the party's image, stir strife, and undermine security stability in the country.

US source to Kan: Americans received an update from mediators saying Iran is still unwilling to calm the situation and instead wants escalation. The source added that there are two opposing interests, as the Americans want de-escalation before the midterm elections, which will be held in two months, while the Iranians want escalation in order to inflict as much damage as possible on Trump's chances and those of his candidates of winning in elections described as highly dramatic.

Urgent: Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while other reports said the town was hit in two waves with two missiles, and that a new airstrike struck the al-Deir neighborhood in the town. The latest strike was also said to have hit the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The sources also listed the latest attacks as hostile airstrikes on the vicinity of the Ali al-Taher area, the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the town of al-Qantara, artillery shelling on Wadi Zibqin, Wadi al-Sulouqi, the outskirts of Ali al-Taher, Ali al-Taher toward al-Dabsha, Doha Kfar Reman, Wadi al-Hujair, Bani Hayan and the outskirts of al-Qantara, along with machine-gun fire toward the town of Zoutar al-Sharqiya and movements of hostile military vehicles near Mazraat Bustra and the Majidiya area in the Arqoub.

Diplomatic sources told Al Jadeed that U.S. guarantees have been given that Beirut and the southern suburbs will not be targeted, and that there is no Israeli green light to enter Ali al-Taher, as the battle is also linked to Iranian calculations.

🔴 Urgent: An Israeli strike hit Ali al-Taher hill with two missiles, accompanied by Israeli artillery shelling of the same hill. Heavy strikes with heavy seismic missiles were also reported against Ali al-Taher hill, causing widespread tremors felt by most residents in the south, and a violent explosion was reported in Ali al-Taher.