Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday that he was barring the United Nations secretary-general from entering Israel, accusing him of being biased against the country.

Beirut: Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that it had repelled an Israeli infantry force attempting to infiltrate the Lebanese town of Odaisseh at dawn, claiming to have inflicted casualties on the Israeli soldiers and forcing them to retreat. The clashes occurred amid rising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border.

Top European airlines, including Lufthansa, KLM, and Swiss International Air Lines, announced on Tuesday the extension of flight suspensions to the Middle East due to intensifying regional tensions. These decisions follow Israel’s strikes on Beirut and warnings from a senior White House official that Iran is preparing a missile attack against Israel. The group, which includes Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Swiss International, has been modifying its flight operations over the past months to address the unpredictable security situation.

In a dramatic scene in a Chinese courtroom, a man named Li made an unusual attempt to stop his 20-year marriage from ending. He picked up his wife, Chen, and tried to carry her out of the courtroom during divorce proceedings.

The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate another 24 villages across southern Lebanon.

Iran has launched over 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shared an illustration of an underground weapons cache on his social media platform 'X' and declared the attack as a "Victory from God and a near conquest." He added that "the strikes of the resistance front on the worn-out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more striking."

Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a stern warning to Israel on Wednesday, cautioning against any retaliation for Tehran’s recent missile strikes, which targeted Israeli military bases. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised swift retribution, escalating tensions in the region.