Israel's Incursion Into Lebanon, NATO and Strait Of Hormuz, Cuba's Blackout and Trump
- Israel kills two senior Iranian officials: Ali Larajani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander of Iran's paramilitary Besiege forces.
- Israel expands ground operations in southern Lebanon, displacing one million people and issuing eva
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