Itamar Ben Gvir recently called to execute Palestinian detainees to reduce prison overcrowding

Attack was launched concurrently to a drone raid on Iran’s Isfahan

Iranian media reports three drones were downed in Isfahan

US and Israeli officials held talks on a potential Rafah assault on Thursday

Ben Gvir is in charge of Israeli prisons as the national security minister

The US was the only country of the 15-member Security Council to vote no, while the UK and Switzerland abstained

The US claims Maduro violated a deal with Venezuela's opposition

An IRGC official said Iran might 'revise' its nuclear policies in response to Israeli threats

The measures are largely symbolic since Iran is already under heavy US sanctions

Three civilians also reported wounded in flurry of South Lebanon attacks

Lloyd Austin spoke with China's defense minister for the first time since 2022

A senior airman based in Niger said US personnel are 'being held hostage' by the US reluctance to leave

The UK and Germany urged Israel to avoid another escalation but Netanyahu said Israel will 'make our own decisions'

Both sides left open the possibility of an end to the US-led anti-ISIS coalition but a continued US presence in another form

The legislation includes $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion to support Israel, and $8 billion for Taiwan and other spending in the region