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Iran's new administration

Iranian lawmakers have officially endorsed all the ministerial picks proposed by the newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian. All 19 nominees secured the vote of confidence of the legislature after five days of heated hearings and debates on their credentials. Lawmakers began reviewing the qualifications of each proposed minister on Saturday and for each nominee, the relevant parliamentary committees presented their reports. In a speech to the lawmakers ahead of the vote, President Pezeshkian emphasized the importance of national unity and reconciliation in addressing the country's challenges.

Israel Gaza onslaught

Relentless Israeli air and artillery strikes continue to hit civilian areas across the Gaza strip, claiming more Palestinian lives. At least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in a fresh round of Israeli attacks on eastern Khan Yunis. In the north, another school, sheltering displaced Palestinians was targeted in Gaza city, resulting in multiple casualties. Meanwhile Israeli forces have issued new evacuation orders for displaced Palestinians in the central city of Deir al-Balah ahead of fresh military incursions. Medical sources say At least 38 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli attacks in different areas across Gaza. The Palestinian death toll since October 7th has topped 40,200 Palestinians. Some 93,000 others have also been injured in the regime's non-stop attacks.

Hezbollah retaliation

Israel has assassinated Khalil al-Maqdah, a member of the Palestinian Fatah Movement in an airstrike on southern Lebanon. Maqdah lost his life after an Israeli missile hit his vehicle in the city of Sidon. Tensions continue to rise in Lebanon’s south where two more civilians were martyred during Israeli strikes on Beit Leif and al-Wozani areas. In response, the Hezbollah resistance movement has fired dozens of rockets at Israeli positions in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Hezbollah says its operations are in support of the Palestinian cause and a direct response to the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which has intensified since the onset of the regime’s war on Gaza.