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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announced that Iran, the US, and “their allies” had agreed to an immediate halt in hostilities, expressing hope that the move would ease weeks of escalating tensions.

Kittleson had been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital last week.

Abu Hussein al‑Hamidawi, Secretary-General of Kataib Hezbollah, said, “Any attempt to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz will result in the complete destruction of every oil and gas platform or facility.”

Firefighters and IDF teams continue search-and-rescue amid escalating attacks from Iran and Hezbollah.

Iran’s IRGC has seized control over key state functions, blocking President Masoud Pezeshkian’s appointments and consolidating power around Mojtaba Khamenei, sidelining civilian authority amid internal tensions and regional military involvement.

The FBI called a Michigan synagogue attack an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah, saying the lone attacker had consumed extremist ideology before carrying out the deadly March 12 assault.

Israel’s parliament is set to approve a $45 billion defence budget, more than doubling pre-2023 spending. Civilian ministries face cuts, while ultra-Orthodox schools and West Bank settlements receive increased funding.

The move comes after Lebanese authorities ordered the expulsion of envoy Mohammad Reza Sheibani, accusing him of making statements that were “interfering in Lebanon's internal politics,” according to the foreign ministry.

Iran has appointed Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as security council secretary after Ali Larijani’s killing, marking a swift leadership transition within its security establishment amid escalating tensions across the Middle East.

Israel expanded its targets to Litani River bridges, accusing Hezbollah of using them for arms transfers, as intensified strikes have killed over 1,000 and displaced more than one million people.

The UAE said it has dismantled a Hezbollah- and Iran-linked network accused of financing terrorism, money laundering, and threatening national security.

"We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation, and God willing, they (Israelis) will be surprised on the battlefield," Qassem said in a televised address, adding that "the enemy's threats do not frighten us".

The Guards said in a statement that the operation was part of its annual Quds Day, which is intended to show support for the Palestinian cause.

During the briefing, the Israeli leader also directed strong warnings toward Lebanon, urging its government to take action against Hezbollah, which has joined Iran in launching missile strikes against Israel.

The Revolutionary Guards announced late at night that they had carried out a "joint and integrated operation" with ally Hezbollah to fire missiles and drones at Israel from both Iran and Lebanon.

The Israeli military has been battling Tehran-backed Hezbollah since the group began firing rockets into Israel on the second day of joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

The drone strike was the first within the city limits of Lebanon's capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week

Israel, which has kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched multiple waves of strikes this week across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas.

"As part of the changes, all areas of the country will transition from an essential activity level to a limited activity level," the military announced, soon after it had said the number of missiles fired by Iran towards Israel had declined.