IDF strikes Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, one killed in rocket barrage in North

Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Tuesday it fired at Israeli warplanes that broke the sound barrier in Lebanese airspace.

Hezbollah added that it forced the warplanes to turn back.

An individual in his 30s was killed from rocket shrapnel in northern Israel on Tuesday following a rocket attack in the area, Magen David Adom said. 

MDA added that the person had initially been severely wounded and was granted medical treatment by MDA paramedics; however, resuscitation efforts failed, and the paramedics pronounced him dead. 

United Hatzalah EMT Reshef Nuriel recounted his actions at the scene: "I performed CPR together with an intensive care ambulance team on a man about 30 years old who, according to bystanders, was hit by rocket shrapnel. Unfortunately, after prolonged resuscitation efforts, he was pronounced dead."

Israeli military police prosecutors contacted Palestinians in Gaza who had been released from the Sde Teiman prison facility to inquire about possible abuse by IDF soldiers, Chief Military Prosecutor Col. Matan Solomash said in a classified meeting in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) on Tuesday morning, according to a source.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in an interview on Channel 14 on Monday evening that he had received complaints about the issue from people within the military police's investigation unit, and, according to the source, Solomash confirmed this during the committee meeting.

Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) convened the meeting, which he called "urgent," after military police arrested nine reservists on Monday for suspected sodomy of an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. Some of the military police officers who conducted the arrests were masked.

The association representing Palestinian prisoners called for an international inquiry into allegations of abuse of detainees in Israeli jails since the start of the war in Gaza following an outcry by right-wing protesters over an Israeli investigation.

Qadura Fares, head of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said on Monday night there had been multiple reports of abuse at Sde Teiman, the military facility in southern Israel at the center of the investigation.

"Every day, as we witness the massacres against our people in Gaza, we hear horrific and harsh testimonies from legal teams and detainees who are released," he said in a statement.

A ship from the UAE carrying aid for Gaza arrived at Arish this month, delivering aid via a port in Sinai. This is the largest cargo ship aid shipment since the UAE began providing humanitarian aid to people in Gaza in the wake of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

According to reports the ship that arrived in El Arish brought 5,340 tons of food and shelter materials destined for Gaza.

Egyptian Major General Khaled Megawer, Governor of North Sinai greeted Rashid Mansouri, Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent when the ship arrived, according to the Daily News Egypt. Sultan Kaabi, spokesperson for relief affairs in Operation Gallant Knight 3 and Ahmed Mubarak, Medical Director of the floating UAE hospital in Arish were also present, the report said.

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable, and said Washington would like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion.

Austin made the comments on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Manila, following security talks between himself, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and their respective Philippine counterparts, Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo.

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable, and said Washington would like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion.

Austin made the comments on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Manila, following security talks between himself, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and their respective Philippine counterparts, Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo.

The UK is expected to decide on a ban on arms sales to Israel within the coming month. This follows instructions for senior officials to examine evidence of possible war crimes during the Gaza conflict, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is under pressure from Labour Party MPs to impose a complete ban on arms exports. However, government sources indicate that the process is expected to take several weeks as ministers seek to suspend export licenses for specific weapons linked to war crimes allegations.
 
Last year, British arms exports to Israel amounted to only £18.2 million. However, there are concerns about the impact on Britain's role in producing F-35 fighter jets, which, according to human rights organizations, were used in bombings in Gaza.
 
 

Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has declared the end of their truce with US forces, signaling a return to targeting American positions, according to Al Arabiya.

Dr. Alon Liel suggests that while Turkish President Erdogan is unlikely to directly invade Israel, he might increase indirect support for anti-Israel forces through financial aid and smuggling.

Liel also notes that Erdogan could potentially intervene in Lebanon and criticizes Israel's weak diplomatic response to Erdogan's threats.