IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi accuses Iranian strongman Qasem Soleimani of being "directly and personally in charge" of executing the drone attack, said military remains "ready for any contingency." Soleimani dismisses Israeli strike as "the last struggles of the Zionist Regime."

Military targets multiple Hamas positions in Gaza after three rockets are launched at Israel and intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. PM Netanyahu summons special meeting of the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet to discuss escalation on the northern and southern borders.

Lebanese media says three strikes targeted a post near the Lebanon-Syria border manned by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a terrorist group affiliated with Hezbollah. Defense official: If Israel did strike area, it was to prevent a Hezbollah attack.

“Road ahead is difficult. But worth trying,” Iran’s foreign minister tweets after meeting French president and officials from Germany and Britain in Biarritz, France. French President Emmanuel Macron’s invitation to Zarif had caught US President Donald Trump by surprise, White House official says, and no US officials met with Zarif during the visit.

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