BREAKING: Pentagon officials are providing a live update on the ongoing conflict with Iran. The briefing follows recent reports of significant maritime disruptions and production declines in the region.

UPDATE: Israeli strikes in Gaza City kill two people as artillery shells multiple areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip amid reports of ceasefire violations.

Israeli attacks in Gaza City killed two Palestinians, while artillery shelled areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to local media reports.

UPDATE: An Indonesian peacekeeper with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon dies from injuries sustained in a blast at a base in southern Lebanon. The mission confirmed the fatality on Friday.

An Indonesian peacekeeper serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon has died following injuries from a blast at a base in southern Lebanon, according to the mission.

BREAKING: Israeli airstrikes hit Deir Aames in southern Lebanon following a forced evacuation order, despite a 10-day ceasefire set to be extended by three weeks.

Lebanese media report that three Israeli airstrikes hit Deir Aames in southern Lebanon following a forced evacuation order, despite a 10-day ceasefire scheduled for a three-week extension.

DEVELOPING: About 40 activists from the Halutzei HaBashan movement crossed the Syrian border into the village of Hader in the Quneitra governorate on Wednesday, according to reports.

Approximately 40 activists from the Halutzei HaBashan movement crossed the Syrian border on Wednesday and entered the village of Hader in the Quneitra governorate, according to Israel’s Walla news site.