Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria resulted in the deaths of at least 15 defense and interior ministry personnel amid ongoing sectarian violence in the Suweida province. Prime Minister Netanyahu justified the attacks as necessary to protect the Druze minority from what he described as "disguised jihadists" under the new Syrian administration.

Deadly sectarian clashes in Syria had seemingly eased on Thursday, after a ceasefire was announced between groups fighting in Suwayda and government forces started to withdraw from the Druze-majority southern province.

Over 58,000 people have died in Gaza since Israel launched its military operation in October 2023. Recent airstrikes and aid-related violence continue to claim civilian lives amid growing water shortages and humanitarian collapse.

Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of at least 28 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza. This violence follows a Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people. Efforts for a ceasefire,

Israel launched airstrikes for a second day on Syrian troops in Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, sparked by a checkpoint attack on a Druze vendor.

Ten people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Sunday, including six children who were waiting to fill water containers near a refugee camp, emergency service workers said.

Hospital officials confirmed that at least 52 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the weekend amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid distribution sites. The violence in the region

Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel on Thursday of sowing discord with a wave of airstrikes following deadly clashes with the Druze community.