The Israeli military has announced that it killed the head of the Islamic Jihad militant group’s network in Nur Shams, a Palestinian refugee camp in the Tulkarm Governorate in the occupied West Bank. Muhammad Abdullah was killed in an airstrike, along with another militant whose identity was not disclosed. Abdullah was responsible for multiple attacks and had deployed explosives against IDF soldiers in the area of Tulkarm. The Islamic Jihad group did not comment on the incident. This comes after Iran warned Arab nations not to assist Israel in any retaliatory attacks, stating that countries that help Israel could potentially become part of a war. Iran’s president and foreign minister have been meeting with Gulf countries, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia. There are concerns in the region that Arab nations hosting U.S. bases and oil installations could become targets if they allow their airspace to be used by Israel. Meanwhile, Israel has been accused by the United Nations of targeting its peacekeeping force on the Lebanese border. Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens of people in Gaza and Beirut, with photos revealing the devastation caused by the strikes on residential buildings in Beirut’s Basta neighborhood. The situation in the region remains tense as Israel’s actions and Iran’s warnings escalate tensions further.
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