An attack on Damascus this Monday destroyed the Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital, causing at least five deaths and several injuries. Iran has acknowledged the death in the attack of one of the commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohamed Reza Zahedi.

Negotiations for a truce in Gaza resumed in Cairo this Monday after the arrival of a delegation from Israel, but with the absence of the Islamist group Hamas. Israel claims to have eliminated about 200 Hamas militants and detained about 500, while Gaza authorities say soldiers have killed 400 people.