At least 12 people were killed and 75 injured when a UN facility sheltering civilians was struck in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency. The facility, run by UNRWA, was hit by two shells during fighting in the city's western outskirts. Israel's military has denied responsibility and is reviewing nearby operations to determine if it was Hamas fire. The clashes and bombardment around the city's hospitals have also trapped thousands of patients, staff, and displaced people.
Israel denies responsibility for the attack on a U.N. shelter in Gaza and suggests that Hamas may have launched the shelling.
Atomic scientists cite nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe.
Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began.
The U.S. and U.K. launched airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen with the aim of protecting ships in the Red Sea.
The US military has officially ended the 10-day search for two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to confiscate Iranian-made weapons. The sailors are now considered deceased.
Grant Shapps, the UK's defence secretary, has expressed disappointment in Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of the idea of creating two separate states to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Shapps believes that a two-state solution is the only viable option and that the Palestinians deserve a sovereign state. He also criticized Netanyahu's position, stating that it is not surprising given his career-long opposition to a two-state solution.
Iran's president has declared that an air strike on the Syrian capital that killed senior members of Iran's security forces will not go unanswered. The attack, which also killed Syrian forces, is believed to have been carried out by Israel, although they have not commented. Iran's president expressed his condolences and vowed to avenge the deaths. Iran's foreign ministry described the attacks as aggressive and provocative, urging international condemnation. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has been present in Syria since the civil war began in 2011, supporting President Bashar al-Assad's regime against rebellion.