Israel's air force prepared to strike hundreds of Iran targets but operation halted an hour before launch, Air Force Chief Maj. Gen. Omer Tischler told soldiers, per Times of Israel.

Israeli aircraft struck dozens of targets in Iran in response to Iranian missile fire, damaging air defense systems and government-linked sites, Tischler said.

Tischler said Israeli aircraft had already struck dozens of targets in Iran in response to Iranian missile fire, causing significant damage to its air defense system and hitting other government-linked components.

Gaza strikes kill 6 as Hamas-run health ministry says war toll tops 73,000

Six people were killed in Gaza strikes, according to reports, as the Hamas-run health ministry says the war's death toll has surpassed 73,000.

Israeli shell hits near journalist in southern Lebanon, wounding him despite ceasefire — NNA

An Israeli shell struck near a journalist in the southern Lebanese town of Kfartebnit on Monday, wounding him despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Sudan's army curbs Iranian weapons purchases as it seeks US support for talks to end three-year civil war, sources say.

Sudan's army has curbed purchases of Iranian weapons, sources say, as the North African nation strives to win US support in future talks to end a three-year civil war.