Iran has pulled its military personnel from Yemen amid escalating US airstrikes against the Houthi rebels. Senior Iranian official cites concerns over potential direct conflict with the US as the main reason.

Turkey accuses Israel of being a regional threat after its strikes on Syrian military sites, demands Israel withdraw and stop destabilizing Syria.

IDF forces begin operating in Shejaiya in northern Gaza, aiming to expand the security zone and allow residents of Nahal Oz to return home safely.

<p>Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics were called to an apartment in northern Jerusalem this morning, following a report that two adults were unconscious. MDA paramedics found a man and a woman in their 30s with no signs of life and pronounced them dead.</p><p>MDA paramedic Eden Marzaev and emergency medicine medic Omri David said: "We were led to the apartment and saw a man and a woman unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing. We performed medical examinations – and unfortunately we had to pronounce them dead on site."</p>

Ambassador Danny Danon plays recordings of anti-Hamas demonstrations in Gaza, calls on UN Security Council to heed the Gazans' cry.

<p>Bougdan Simanovich, 39 years old from Ukraine, won the full marathon, clocking in at 02:22:47.</p><p>Pauline Gafkiroy, 37 years old from Kenya, clocked in at 02:51:58.</p>

<p>Academy of the Hebrew Language renames orange butterfly Melitaea ornata in memory of Ariel Bibas, who was murdered with his mother and brother in Hamas captivity.</p>

The offerings of the Jewish people aspire to a far greater objective that of Noah who also brought offerings to Hashem.