Iran reports two soldiers killed after Israeli attacks
Iran has reported two deaths following the Israeli attacks. The two anti-aircraft soldiers were killed by Israeli fire on Monday, said a statement carried by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. There was initially no information about their location.
Iran’s emergency services had previously reported 15 injuries. 14 of the injured came from the province of Chuzestan in the south of the country. One of the injured came from the capital Tehran.
Western states impose sanctions on settlers in the West Bank
Britain, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway imposed coordinated sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Tuesday. This was announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. The states were reacting to a deterioration in the security situation in the area.
France has also imposed an entry ban on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, four leaders of settler organizations and 21 violent settlers, Barrot said on Platform
More deaths after Israeli attack in Lebanon
Despite a ceasefire agreement, the Israeli military continues to attack in southern Lebanon. According to preliminary information from the Ministry of Health, at least eight people were killed and 32 others injured in an attack on the outskirts of the coastal city of Tyre. Lebanese civil defense circles previously said nine people had been killed.
Shortly after the attack, the Israeli army issued an order for the entire city to evacuate. Lebanese security circles said there was Israeli shelling around the city. The Israeli military did not initially comment when asked.
The Israeli military also specifically called on residents and those remaining in the Christian parts of the city to flee. Many people had sought refuge there in the past few days after the remaining parts of the city had repeatedly come under fire. Some Christians in Lebanon are hostile to Hezbollah. The Israeli military accuses Hezbollah of hiding from attacks in the neighborhoods.
Deadly settler violence in the West Bank is on the rise
Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank has increased significantly in the past year, according to a United Nations investigative commission. According to the report, at least seven Palestinians were killed and 832 others were injured – more than twice as many victims as in 2024. The commission accuses the Israeli authorities of enabling the attacks through financial and military support and of leaving settler violence largely unpunished for decades. Israel rejects these allegations.
