Japan's leading PM candidate Koizumi promises snap election

Al Mayadeen correspondent in occupied Palestine: Israeli artillery shelling targets eastern Gaza City.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One martyred in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a motorcycle on the outskirts of the town of Aitaroun

Yemen's Health Ministry: Initial toll of US aggression on the Farwah neighborhood and market in Shaoub District, Sanaa stands at three martyrs and 12 injured

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem: The resistance is a reaction to the occupation, especially in the event that the Lebanese state is unable to protect the land and its citizens on its own.

Yemeni Saba News Agency: US aircraft launched two raids on the Takhiya area in the Majz district of Saada governorate.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Three US airstrikes targeted the Juba District in the southern part of Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen

Ali Shamkhani, Advisor to Iran's Leader: Negotiators headed to Rome with complete authority to arrive at comprehensive agreement.

Hamas: We mourn prisoner Nasser Radaydeh, who was martyred in Ofer Prison after his health deteriorated as a result of torture and medical neglect

Palestinian Health Ministry: Youth Suleiman Manasrah martyred by Israeli gunfire near Jenin in the northern West Bank

Hamas: We condemn the ongoing Israeli assaults on Lebanon, particularly in the southern villages

President of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat addressing US President Donald Trump: Yemenis are unfazed by your missiles, bombs, and strategic bombers

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Over 38 US airstrikes on Sanaa and the provinces of Hodeidah, Marib, and Amran in the past three hours