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Pakistan’s security forces launched airstrikes and ground operations along the Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants a day after a bloody attack in Karachi. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operation targeted Pakistani Taliban hideouts in three eastern Afghan provinces. The cross-border strikes came amid heightened tensions and failed international mediation efforts.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed three Palestinians on Sunday, as attacks also targeted displaced persons' tents in Khan Younis. Restrictions at the Al-Aqsa and Ibrahimi mosques continued, and Palestinian groups condemned escalating raids on medical workers and detainees.
President Trump ordered a second consecutive day of airstrikes against Iranian military targets, defying a newly passed congressional war powers resolution. Democrats condemned the move as a flagrant violation and threatened legal action. The strikes risk further escalation after months of fragile diplomacy.
Iran condemned the latest US airstrikes on sites in southern Iran as provocations and sovereignty violations. The Foreign Ministry warned of retaliation and called on the international community to condemn the escalation.
An Israeli drone attack on tents in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, killed at least two Palestinians, including a girl, and wounded four others. A 10-year-old child also died from previous wounds. A UN report found that children represent about 30% of Gaza casualties since October 2023.
Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine killed three and wounded at least 30. Russian drone and bomb attacks hit civilian areas in Sumy, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, while Ukrainian strikes targeted industrial sites in Volgograd and the occupied Donetsk region.
The United States and Iran have carried out airstrikes against each other for the first time since signing a memorandum of understanding last week, escalating tensions ahead of upcoming talks. The U.S. retaliated after a drone attack on a cargo vessel, while Iran struck what it said were U.S. military sites. Both sides accused each other of violating the MoU.
The United States launched airstrikes against Iranian missile and drone sites along with coastal radar stations after Iran was blamed for a drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM confirmed the strikes, calling Iran's actions a violation of the ceasefire and a threat to freedom of navigation. President Trump described the attack as a stupid violation of a bilateral memorandum.
A drone strike by Israel on a vehicle in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza has killed three Palestinian police officers and wounded several others. The Interior Ministry condemned the attack, calling it a heinous crime, and urged the international community to pressure Israel to end strikes on police.
