Drones have overtaken more-traditional threats such as antitank missiles, Israeli officials say, and are now the leading cause of battlefield deaths.

Israel on Thursday severed its relationship with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his office after the Jewish state was added to a blacklist of groups committing conflict-related sexual violence.

Fans protesting Nations League matches with Israel threw tennis balls onto the field, stopping the Ireland-Qatar friendly twice at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Over the past two weeks, Israel’s military has killed both the leader of Hamas’ military wing and his replacement — the latest in a long string of targeted killings aimed at senior militants.

Israel’s military continues to conduct strikes and seize territory despite a cease-fire with Hamas. Many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters see the war as unfinished business.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials said the Israel Day parade will have heightened security this year amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Beirut had until now largely been spared even as both Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of breaking last month's ceasefire.

There are already potentially early signs that Egypt is seeking advanced weaponry from a state that Israel has much less influence over.