Israel kills sons of Hamas's foreign chief. After the suspected Israeli attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, the USA fears a retaliatory strike.
At least five Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on a home in the Nuseirat refugee neighborhood. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, 33,482 people have been killed and more than 76,000 others injured in the Gaza Strip since the Gaza war began more than six months ago. US intelligence reports showed that an attack on Israeli facilities by Iran or its proxies could be imminent, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. The US commitment to Israel's security "is ironclad against these threats from Iran and its proxies," said US President Joe Biden. “We will do everything we can to protect Israel’s security,” he promised, adding that the US would stand by its ally Israel in the face of “any threats” from Iran. The U.S. State Department said it would “stand by” Israel “in the face’ of any threat from Iran “and its proxies”