Israeli targeting of southern Lebanese border areas continued, while Hezbollah bombarded Tel Aviv’s sites and gatherings.

Meanwhile, the world was preoccupied with the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan Province. The authorities have since been transferred to his first deputy, Mohammad Mokhber.

In this context, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri expressed his condolences over the death of Raisi and Abdollahian, stating, “We lose with them a group of pioneering leaders who accompanied the revolution.”

World leaders also expressed their condolences over the deaths of the Iranian president and his companions.

Former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blamed the United States for the helicopter crash tragedy due to its ban on selling aircraft and spare parts to Iran.

Regionally, on the 227th day of the Israeli aggression, several casualties and injuries, including children, occurred due to Israeli shelling on various areas of the Gaza Strip.

Simultaneously, Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, said that the court is seeking to issue arrest warrants for Yahya Sinwar and Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes.

In a related context, the head of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Salama Maarouf, stated that issuing arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is a legal step in the right direction.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has prevented Israeli intelligence and security leaders from meeting with U.S. officials and lawmakers multiple times since the start of the war in Gaza, according to Axios.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant informed U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that it is Israel's “duty” to expand its ground offensive in Rafah city in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip.

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman warned of new unconventional conflicts between great powers, which threaten the international order.

Internationally, a senior official in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration was quoted as saying that there are no indications of foreign interference in the "helicopter crash" of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken instructed State Department employees not to leak information about the diplomatic process related to the confrontation between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assessed the situation in the Kharkiv region as difficult and dangerous for Ukraine.

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland stated that "NATO training bases in Ukraine will be targeted by Russian military forces."

The French gendarmerie arrested 240 protesters and removed 76 barricades in a large operation in New Caledonia.

Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te urged China to "stop political and military intimidation" towards the self-ruled island, which Beijing considers an integral part of its territory. China warned that seeking Taiwan's independence is a "dead end," shortly after Lai Ching-te was inaugurated as the new president of the island.

Economically, the Saudi group announced the largest deal in Saudi aviation history with Airbus.