Israel's defense minister
said it's fighting a "multi-front" war,an Egyptian-proposed Gaza ceasefire reportedly
made headway,as tens of thousands of Palestinians
fled the enclave's center amid ongoing Israeli strikes,and South Africa
filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.Meanwhile, Iran
vowed to take revenge on Israel following the death of one of its top commanders in Syria,Houthi forces in Yemen
claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Israel's port city of Eliat,US airstrikes
hit three Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq,and the US, UK, France, and Germany
expressed concern over Iran's uranium production.Meanwhile, Turkey's parliamentary foreign affairs commission
approved Sweden's NATO bid,North Korea's Kim Jong Un
vowed to accelerate the nation's war preparations,South Korea
sanctioned eight North Koreans allegedly connected to illegal weapons and cyber activities,Japan
objected to South Korean military drills,as it
lifted its operational ban on the world's biggest nuclear plant,and Venezuela
launched military drills after the UK sent a warship to Guyana.