Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 270?

A shooting attack was carried out on Tuesday afternoon in Mitzpe Yosef in the Har Brakha area of the Samaria Regional Brigade region of the West Bank, Israeli media reported.

A man has reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the torso, and there is a suspicion of sniper fire.

Gunshots were heard, and shortly thereafter, security forces converged on the location.

On Monday, the Iran-backed Houthis claimed to attack four more cargo ships. They also alleged that the attacks took place on “three fronts,” according to Al-Ain media in the UAE.

These claims were unclear because the same report said, “no maritime incidents were detected during the past 24 hours.”

Nevertheless, the Houthis said they targeted British, American, and Israeli ships in the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea in “four attacks,” Al-Ain reported. “According to the Houthi militia, it bombed the Israeli ship MSC Unific in the Arabian Sea with ballistic missiles and claimed to have hit it accurately, while it also targeted the American oil ship Delonix in the Red Sea for the second time in a week with ballistic missiles.”

Iran's Foreign Affairs Advisor Kamal Kharrazi told the British news outlet Financial Times that the Islamic Republic of Iran is "not interested" in a regional war.

Moreover, Kharrazi reportedly urged the US to pressure Israel to prevent further escalation, as Iran would support Hezbollah "by all means" in the event of an escalation.

The IDF published on Tuesday the names of fallen soldiers Major (Res.) Nadav Elchanan Knoller and Staff-Sergeant-Major (Res.) Eyal Avnion, who was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip.

Nadav Elchanan Knoller, from Jerusalem, Sergeant in Battalion 121, Brigade 8, fell in combat in the central Gaza Strip at the age of 30.

Eyal Avnion, from Hod Hasharon, Deputy Commander of a company in Battalion 121, Brigade 8, fell in combat in the central Gaza Strip at the age of 25.

The families of both soldiers were notified, and the IDF expressed its condolences.

The electricity company in Gaza began infrastructure work on Tuesday in preparation for connecting a water desalination and sewage treatment facility for the first time since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, according to reports circulating on Palestinian media.

The work is being carried out on Salah al-Din Street in the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip.

Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman criticized the connection of the desalination facility to Israel, stating, "A government of folly. The decision that must be made today is a complete severance between Israel and the Gaza Strip. No electricity, no water, no fuel, and no goods – a complete severance."

IDF continued operating in the areas of Shejaia, Rafah, and the central Gaza Strip, destroying terror infrastructure and searching for Hamas terrorists, the IDF reported on Tuesday morning.

According to the reports, IDF troops ambushed an armed terrorist squad advancing in a vehicle toward them in Rafah. The troops were able to eliminate the terrorist squared with no reported injuries. Furthermore, Israeli aircraft targeted several terrorist infrastructures in the area.

In Shajaia, IAF aircraft, together with IDF ground soldiers, struck terrorists and dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites above and below ground, including tunnel shafts, weapons storage facilities, and a structure from which an anti-tank missile was previously fired.

German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Deputy Director Ole Diehl met with Hezbollah's second-in-command, Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, on Saturday evening, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news organization Al Akhkbar reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The meeting in Beirut was the second time the two officials met, as in January, the two met to discuss the Iranian proxy's attacks on the Jewish state.

According to the sources, “the session's atmosphere was positive.”

The Arab League appeared to retract statements over the weekend that seemed to suggest it had softened its stance on Hezbollah.

According to Al-Ain media in the UAE, the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Hossam Zaki, has clarified his statements and said they were taken out of context.

Days ago, reports said the Arab League had shifted its stance on Hezbollah and no longer sees it as a terrorist group.

Mother of rescued hostage Noa Argamani, Liora Argamani, passed away at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday morning.

Her death was officially announced by Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. "The family has requested that their privacy be respected during these difficult times," the hospital said.

Liora spent her last days with her rescued daughter, who was saved last month by the IDF in Operation Arnon.