Here are the latest news headlines from this afternoon that reached our news desk. The times given are Jerusalem time (GMT +3)

12:23 - GAZA: 2 terrorists were killed this morning in an airstrike in Kuwait Square, west of Gaza City.

12:34 - GAZA: 22 prisoners from the Gaza Strip were released today by Israel and were transferred to the Shahda Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Balach.

13:03 - IRAQ: Shia militias in Iraq stationed on the Iraq-Syria border said evacuating headquarters and warehouses out of fear of US-Led coalition attacks.

13:06 - IRAN: The Iranian air defense system "Azharash" was deployed this morning in Tehran, near the area of ​​Haniyeh's funeral, in order to respond to any attack should it occur.

13:25 - GAZA: Terrorists killed and injured as a result of a drone bombing near Bilal Mosque in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.

14:18 - LEBANON: The Iranian Chief of Staff: At the moment we are learning with the axis of resistance how to avenge the blood of Haniyeh. Our reaction is inevitable, and there will be different measures, and the Zionists will regret what they did.

14:30 - LEBANON: For the first time since the assassination of Fuad Shukar in Beirut, the Air Force has now attacked Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon.

14:43 - ISRAEL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid will meet today for a security update due to the escalation and preparation for an emergency

15:08 - CENTCOM: American spy plane operates off the coast of Lebanon.

15:19 - Britain: The British base located in Cyprus announced its willingness to defend Israel in the event of an attack by Iran

15:42 -TURKEY: Erdogan to the Vatican Pope: Ismail Haniyeh's murder and the attack in Lebanon showed that "Israel" is a threat to the region, the world and humanity

16:40 - USA: BREAKING: Massive prisoner swap with Russia could be underway

16:51 - ISRAEL: The Prime Minister and President Biden are expected to talk tonight

16:54 - LEBANON: Nasrallah speech: Israel must wait for our response

16:55 - LEBANON: At the same time as Nasrallah's speech - an IDF attack in southern Lebanon in the western sector

16:57 - LEBANON: Nasrallah: "The Israelis did not understand what red line they crossed. The war with Israel has entered a new phase.

17:00 - ISRAEL: Netanyahu in the Home Front command: "We are in high readiness for any scenario, we will exact a price for any act of aggression against us in any arena" [VIDEO]