Israeli airstrikes have killed a senior Hamas official in Lebanon while a separate strike in Iraq killed a commander from the Iran-backed militia Kataeb Hezbollah. Lebanese state media reported that the Hamas figure was killed in a targeted drone strike, marking the first reported assassination of a Hamas member since the regional war expanded following the US-Israel strikes on Iran. At the same time, the Tehran-backed militia Kataeb Hezbollah confirmed that one of its commanders was killed in a strike near its base in southern Iraq. The group blamed the attack on Israel and the United States.

Iraqi forces successfully intercepted a rocket strike plot, seizing a mobile launcher in Zubair, south of Basra, preventing what could have been a major regional attack. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran is out of control, following a series of preemptive strikes in defense of Israel, signaling an unprecedented shift in US strategy. The White House confirmed the destruction of over 20 Iranian vessels, including a key submarine, claiming strategic superiority as tensions with Tehran soar. Reports indicate that the death toll in Israel and US strikes has now surpassed 1,000, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and top Iranian officials killed in joint operations after diplomacy efforts collapsed. WATCH