JERUSALEM -- Israel's military on Sunday claimed responsibility for an airstrike in central Beirut that killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif.

The midday strike targeted a multi-story building in the Ras al-Nabaa district without prior evacuation warnings, killing at least four people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Israel-Hezbollah-Media Chief)

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BEIRUT -- Two people were killed and 22 others injured on Sunday night in an Israeli airstrike targeting Mar Elias, a densely-populated neighborhood in Beirut, according to Lebanon's health ministry.

Local TV channel Al-Jadeed reported that the airstrike targeted Hezbollah's head of operations on the southern front, Mahmoud Madi, but his fate remains unknown. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrike-Beirut)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group announced on Sunday it had launched a fresh drone attack on Israel.

In a televised statement, Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the operation was carried out "in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples," targeting a number of "military and vital targets" in the Israeli cities of Jaffa and Ashkelon. (Yemen-Israel-Attacks)

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ANKARA -- Türkiye has denied Israeli President Isaac Herzog's airplane access to Turkish airspace on his way to Azerbaijan, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday.

The Israeli government had requested permission for Herzog's plane to use Turkish airspace en route to the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, which kicked off on Nov. 11. However, Turkish authorities rejected the request, Anadolu reported, citing an anonymous Turkish official. (Türkiye-Israel-Airplane Access) Enditem

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