At least 46 rescue workers and five medical personnel have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since the beginning of the conflict, according to the Lebanese Minister of Health.

The Middle East is experiencing intense military activity with fresh waves of Iranian missile attacks reported against Israel, including impacts in Tel Aviv, and ongoing Israeli military operations in Lebanon. German President Steinmeier has criticized the war, while drone activity caused AWS disruption in Bahrain, and Iran continues to dismiss claims of talks with the US as 'fake news'.

Israel has intensified its operations in Lebanon, striking various targets and engaging in border clashes, with Defense Minister Israel Katz announcing the military will occupy the southern area up to the Litani River to establish a security zone, a move that has heightened fears in Beirut of a full occupation.

A rifle-wielding man, identified as a Lebanese immigrant who lost relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, attacked a Detroit-area synagogue and was killed in a shootout. Police operations were underway following the gunfire exchange.

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