Day News Recap: Iran conflict widens as US strikes, regional attacks and Gaza tensions escalate

The biggest escalation came in the confrontation with Iran, after the United States said it had carried out new strikes following the deaths of two American soldiers, while Israeli officials reported missiles launched from Iran towards Jordan's Aqaba and Washington warned of a credible threat.  🔗  🔗

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The pressure on Iran also intensified at sea, with the US reinforcing a naval blockade on the country's southern ports as tensions rose around the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's supreme leader warning the United States it would face "unforgettable lessons" if attacks continued.  🔗  🔗

The regional spillover widened further as Kuwait and Bahrain reported new waves of missile and drone attacks, with a fire breaking out at a power plant, underlining how quickly the conflict is spreading beyond the main battlegrounds.  🔗

In Gaza, Israeli strikes hit residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City and killed at least eight Palestinians, deepening concern over the fragile ceasefire line, while Israeli officials were also reported to be advancing plans for new military linked outposts and settlements in northern Gaza.  🔗  🔗

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Tensions also remained high in the occupied West Bank, where a 17 year old Palestinian footballer died after being shot during an attack by Israeli settlers in al Mughayyir, a case that has added to the mounting civilian toll.  🔗

Elsewhere in the Middle East, Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun is heading to Washington for talks with Donald Trump and other senior officials on an Israel ceasefire and southern Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts continue alongside the fighting.  🔗

In Europe and the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a major ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least four people and wounding at least 36 in one of the heaviest recent strikes on the two cities.  🔗

In Africa, more than 50 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack near Anefis, and Mali's army said it had launched a counterattack after a separate convoy ambush in the Gao region, signalling renewed pressure on government forces in the north and north east.  🔗  🔗

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Other developments included Belgium approving a ban on imports from Israeli settlements as the EU remains deadlocked, while in the United States health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms as testing positive for the parasite linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak.  🔗  🔗

In the Americas and wider political sphere, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration was still discussing whether police could arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits for the UN General Assembly, Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara arrived in the United States in exile, and Donald Trump praised Aberdeen and backed a full opening of North Sea oil and gas in the UK.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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