In Syria, Israel launched rare attacks on forces of the new government, while in Lebanon it took aim at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that it conducted strikes against Syrian military tanks in the southern region of Syria on Monday.

A Palestinian mother-of-two said the sea used to be her hungry family's only escape, but she now fears for her young children's lives.

Israel reportedly struck Syrian forces near its border, vowing to protect the Druze minority amid deadly clashes in Sweida and growing regional tensions.

Large columns of Syrian regime forces rolled into Sweida amid violent clashes between Druze militias and forces loyal to the Sunni Islamist regime.The post IDF striking Syrian forces after regime

According to the IDF, the Israel Air Force (IAF) conducted precision strikes on military compounds used to train Hezbollah operatives in weapons use and combat tactics - Click on the link for more.

Opposition critics have denounced the proposal, with some likening the suggested site to a "concentration camp," which could lead to ethnic cleansing in the coastal enclave devastated by 21 months of conflict.

Foreign ministers from the EU's 27-member nations are meeting in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza, largely forged by the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.