Iran has announced that its air defense systems successfully intercepted an Israeli airstrike, resulting in only limited damage to some locations. The Israeli military had targeted military facilities within Iran during early morning raids on Saturday. Reports indicate that the strikes were focused on military sites in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, and Tehran.

Israel's Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced on Saturday that Israel's military had completed precision strikes on key Iranian military sites, warning that any threats to Israel would come at a “heavy price.” Hagari’s statement followed Israel’s airstrikes on locations within Iran, aiming to neutralise immediate threats to the country.

The White House indicated that Israel's strikes on Iran should end direct exchange of fire between the two enemy countries, while warning Tehran of “consequences” should it respond.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants it allows into the country after acknowledging that his government failed to get the balance right coming out of the pandemic.

An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon has killed three media staffers, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Friday.

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly all women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.

The Israeli military has alleged six Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza as operatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, accusing them of actively supporting these groups. Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shared photographs and claimed it possessed documents, such as personnel lists and training records, linking the journalists to militant activities.

Ankara: Assailants set off explosives and opened fire in an attack on Wednesday on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding several, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.