In the latest developments of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis have resulted in the deaths of at least seven individuals, according to Palestinian officials. The strikes occurred early Tuesday, prompting a wave of people to flee the area. The ongoing violence continues to escalate tensions in the region.

**Middle East Crisis Update: Hezbollah Launches Rocket Attacks on Israel** Hezbollah has initiated a series of extensive rocket attacks across northern Israel, with some projectiles landing near the city of Haifa. This escalation comes amid rising tensions in the region. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, has issued a stark warning about the potential for an "imminent catastrophe" in the Middle East. In a statement on social media platform X, she emphasized that "there is no military solution that will make either side safer." In response to the ongoing conflict, hospitals in northern Israel have been directed to relocate their operations to facilities that offer enhanced protection against rocket and missile strikes. Rambam Hospital in Haifa is among those transferring patients to its secure underground facility. Additionally, the military's Home Front Command has announced that schools and educational activities in the northern region will be suspended until at least Monday at 6 PM local time. The death toll from an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah military leaders in the southern suburbs of Beirut has risen to 45, according to Lebanon's health ministry, which updated the earlier count of 37 from the attack that occurred on Friday. In a separate incident, Israeli forces raided the Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah, West Bank, under a military order to shut it down for 45 days. The Qatar-based news channel broadcast live footage of the raid, during which Israeli troops delivered a closure order and confiscated documents, devices, and office property. The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate condemned the raid, labeling it a violation of journalistic freedoms. The U.S. State Department has advised American citizens in Lebanon to leave the country while commercial travel options are still available, noting that flights are currently operating at reduced capacity. They cautioned that if the security situation deteriorates further, commercial departure options may become limited. In Gaza, the death toll from an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter has reportedly included "13 children and six women," one of whom was pregnant, according to Mahmud Bassal, a spokesperson for the civil defense agency. The Gaza health ministry has confirmed that at least 22 individuals have died as a result of this attack.

**Middle East Crisis Update: Netanyahu Broadens Gaza War Objectives; Blinken Travels to Egypt** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expanded the objectives of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now aiming to facilitate the return of residents to areas in northern Israel that were evacuated following attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Cairo, marking his tenth trip to the region since the onset of the war. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have detained 30 Palestinians over the past 24 hours, including a child and several former prisoners, as reported by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission. Since October 7, 2023, the total number of Palestinians arrested in the West Bank has reportedly exceeded 10,700.