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Prime Minister Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday for a Tuesday meeting with President Trump, as Iran’s foreign minister rejected a ceasefire until demands on the Strait of Hormuz are met. Kuwait and Bahrain launched their first direct strikes on Iranian drone and missile depots, while Saudi Arabia struck Houthi targets in Hodeidah. The US embassy in Jerusalem warned Americans to prepare for possible flight cancellations due to regional tensions.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for his father's killing, while Israeli airstrikes and ground forces operated in southern Lebanon. The Gaza death toll surpassed 73,000 amid an energy crisis, and US lawmaker Ro Khanna was detained by armed settlers in the West Bank. President Trump reiterated threats to 'decimate' Iran if it attempts to assassinate him.

Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs after a day of rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel, including a deadly drone strike that killed an IDF soldier near Beaufort Castle. Iran suspended indirect talks with the US, conditioning their resumption on a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, while the US and Iran exchanged military strikes in the Gulf. The IDF withdrew its 146th Division from southern Lebanon after three months of operations, leaving two divisions in place.

An IDF platoon commander was killed by a Hezbollah explosive drone in southern Lebanon, the seventh Israeli soldier killed since the ceasefire began. The IDF struck over 100 Hezbollah targets over the weekend, while Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israeli forces. President Trump posted an AI-generated image warning of ‘calm before the storm’ amid reports that renewed US-Israel strikes on Iran could resume. Iran announced plans to unveil a toll mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz.