Armed groups declare end to truce, vow to target American forces once again.

Iraqi official denies Hamas relocation plans, but speculation persists, because of the Iraqi Government's conflicting statements.

Islamic state militants intensify operations in the middle east, as American commandos and kurdish-led forces struggle to prevent the terrorist group's resurgence.

Iran is said to be orchestrating a multi-pronged assault, with civilian targets potentially in the crosshairs, to which Israel will significantly respond, marking a departure from earlier containment plans. 

The drone was launched by pro-Iran Iraqi militias; the IDF said it never crossed into Israeli territory.

The leadership of Hamas have been reportedly kicked out of Qatar amid pressure for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. 

The National, an English language Emirati paper, reports that Hamas political leaders are planning to leave Qatar rather than yield to American pressure to agree to a hostage deal.

This is the first such attack on American forces in the past five months, after a strike on a US base on the Jordan-Syrian border killed three American soldiers.

There is no evidence the drones reached their destination, and the IDF denies any such incident.

No casualties or damage were caused by the drone, according to the IDF.

Other sightings of drones heading west are being reported from Iraq.

A hostile aircraft launched from Iran managed to penetrate Israel's air defenses and cause light damage to a structure. No casualties were reported.

Iraqi media outlets report a vehicle that was struck from the air, with the four inside killed. US officials confirmed to VOA News that the air strike was American, involving a "high value individual."

The Iraqi Foreign Minister expressed his protest at the Iranian missile strike against Erbil, claiming that Iran was simply looking for convenient targets.

Pro-Iran Shiite Militias claim to have fired a cruise missile at Israel in support of the residents of Gaza. Israel has not commented.

In an American attack on Iranian-backed militia bases in Iraq, a senior commander of the organization was killed along with one of his assistants. In the attack, five fighters of the organization were injured.

According to several Arab reports, the IDF carried out several attacks during Shabbat in Syrian territory against smuggling routes between Iran, Syria, and Lebanon.

At least 113 people were killed and another 150 were injured in a fire that broke out at a wedding in the Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniya. Rescue teams are working to search for survivors in the ruins of the hall, which collapsed after catching fire

Iraq has hanged three people convicted of involvement in the 2016 Baghdad bombing, in which a truck bomb killed more than 300 people. It was the worst attack targeting civilians since 2007