Car bomb explosion in Damascus kills Sheikh Farhan Mansour, the Imam of the Holy Shrine of Sayyida Zainab. Local reports confirm the fatality following the blast in the Syrian capital.

The Lebanese Army reports an officer and a soldier were injured following an Israeli attack on the town of Kafra in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Army reports that one officer and one soldier sustained injuries during an Israeli attack on the town of Kafra in southern Lebanon.

U.S. military helicopters eliminate Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM reports the engagement involved Navy MH-60 and Army AH-64 aircraft supporting Project Freedom operations in the region.

U.S. Central Command reported that U.S. Navy and Army helicopters engaged and eliminated Iranian small boats that were threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz today.

Israeli authorities are advancing plans to expel residents from the Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem, according to a report by B’Tselem. The move places approximately 1,800 residents at risk of displacement following previous demolitions in the area.

Israeli authorities are advancing plans to expel residents from the Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem, according to a report by the rights group B’Tselem. The move threatens approximately 1,800 residents with displacement, following previous demolitions and evictions in the area.

A senior Iranian official warns that Tehran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz and threatens a direct military response to any further US aggression in the region.

A senior Iranian political-security source stated that Tehran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz and warned that any further US aggression would result in a direct military response.