Here's what you need to know about the war in Israel and Hamas to start your day
According to the Israeli military and sources in the Gaza Strip, heavy fighting is taking place in parts of the Gaza Strip, including the southern city of Khan Younis, although several areas have calmed down following the withdrawal of some Israeli units.
According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, the death toll in Gaza has exceeded 22,300 since October 7.
Meanwhile, fears about the possibility of a wider regional conflict were heightened after Iranian officials blamed Israel for the deadly twin explosions in Iran and threatened revenge.
On the fourth anniversary of his death, explosions occurred near the grave of military commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US bombing, raising tensions in the region, which have soared since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have threatened to worsen even further.
Here's what you should know:
Hezbollah warning: The leader of Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed Islamist militant group based in Lebanon, warned that if Israel went to war with Lebanon, the response would be “limitless.” Hassan Nasrallah also said the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Beirut on Tuesday “will not go unpunished.” The attack that killed Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri was carried out by Israel, a US official told CNN. Israel did not claim responsibility for the attack.
Cross-border fire: Israeli forces said they responded to attacks from Lebanon on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lebanon's foreign minister told CNN that the government is working to convince Hezbollah not to wage war against Israel.
On the scene: An unspecified number of people were killed after artillery strikes near a hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, which runs the facility. In the northern Gaza Strip, videos from the Jabalya refugee camp showed the aftermath of a massive explosion that claimed several civilian lives. Gaza's Hamas-controlled health ministry said “dozens” of people were “killed and injured” when a family home in Jabalya was attacked. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment.
Repaired pipe: Water supplies have been restored in some parts of the central Gaza Strip, the municipality of Deir al Balah said, after a key pipeline was out of service for several days, causing “sewage to overflow into the streets.” UN agencies and NGOs have warned that the lack of clean water in many areas of the Gaza Strip risks the spread of skin diseases and other illnesses such as diarrhea.
Hearing in The Hague: The International Court of Justice said it would hold public hearings next week into South Africa's genocide allegations against Israel in its war against Hamas. An Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday that Israel would appear before the International Court of Justice “to dispel South Africa's absurd blood libel.”
Tunnel video: The Israeli military has released a video that it says shows the dismantling of a tunnel route that Hamas allegedly dug under Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical complex. Israel has accused Hamas of developing the tunnel system under the hospital to conduct “terrorist operations,” which Hamas has repeatedly denied.