Iran-backed Hezbollah stated on Wednesday that it launched an offensive at Israel, attacking its artillery positions with rockets, in what is said to be its first strike at its arch-rival following the series of pager blasts across Lebanon that injured thousands.

The orders issued on Monday came after a rocket attack triggered air raid sirens in Ashkelon the day before. The military said it intercepted one projectile and another fell in the sea.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations accuses Israel of striking schools, humanitarian workers, and civilians.

PMSaudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without Palestinian state: Crown PrinceSaudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom would not recognize Israel as a state without a Palestinian state.

An investigation by The National's special projects and data journalism team has logged 60 eviction orders issued by the Israeli military, detailing a pattern of continuous forced displacement and chaos in Gaza.

The Israel Defense Forces said it "eliminated" the head of the Islamic Jihad militia group's southern rocket and missile unit in a Monday airstrike on a humanitarian zone in southern Gaza. Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash was the commander of the Islamic Jihad's rocket forces in the southern Rafah area,