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• Given how Iran is locked in its view of Tel Aviv and Washington acting in concert, Iranian officials at the highest levels, including Araghchi, have made it categorically clear that they will hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites. The Indian Express
• Israel struck targets around the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, retaliating for a drone attack on Tel Aviv by the Iran-backed militants that killed a man and exposed a vulnerability in Israeli air defences. InterManager
• Revisiting the Wadi Araba Agreement: Any resurgence of resistance activities within Jordan could put the peace treaty with Israel under mounting public and governmental pressure, potentially leading the Jordanian government to reconsider its ties with Tel Aviv. Middle East Monitor
• German airline group Lufthansa has said it will extend a suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut, as regional tensions soared following the deadly explosions in Lebanon this week. The Telegraph
• The Israeli army started to disrupt global positioning systems (GPS) signals around defence ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, central Israel, said to be fearing an attack by Iran. TRT Afrika
• The summit, convened at Saudi Arabia's initiative, will address escalating tensions in the Middle East, where Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon have intensified, while tensions between Iran and Tel Aviv have led to recent missile exchanges. ArabNews
• Under the Houthis, Yemen has become a place from which the Iran threat network can undertake attacks on Israel that Iran itself does not dare to mount - already including ballistic missile and drone attacks on Tel Aviv. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
• Iran launched a barrage of missiles targeting major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, following threats of retaliation for recent Israeli strikes on Hezbollah forces. investing.com
• Recent events, such as the Gaza War and plans to annex parts of the West Bank, have raised questions about whether the US should continue providing billions of dollars annually to Tel Aviv without any conditions attached. US Newsper
• After Iran targeted the alleged Israeli strategic center in Iraqi Kurdistan with ballistic missiles, a closer collaboration between Baku and Tel Aviv could trigger a targeted Iranian military operation against individual sites on Azerbaijani soil. The Armenian Weekly
• KLM has cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until the end of the year, while Transavia has suspended its service to Beirut for a month and will not fly to Tel Aviv before March in 2025 at the earliest. DutchNews.nl
• Hezbollah's rocket attacks into West Bank demonstrates its capabilities to strike new targets deeper into Israel, and poses an imminent threat to major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. Critical Threats
• Other airlines, including Air France and British Airways, have suspended flights to and from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv due to the potential for further escalation in the next 24 to 48 hours. Aerotime
• Despite any and all differences between Washington and Tel Aviv over how to deal with Gaza and the West Bank, the U.S. government should continue to maintain strategic support for Israel and a strategic dialog with it over how best to contend with the direct and indirect threats posed by Iran. Home & Away
• The Israeli attacks on Hodeidah in response to the Houthis' strike on Tel Aviv could have a lasting impact on millions of Yemenis in Houthi-controlled territories. Human Rights Watch
• Chinese participation may offer a measure of security against gratuitous Israeli attacks as Tel Aviv will have to consider Beijing's reaction to raids that kill Chinese workers or damage Chinese investments. Eurasia Review
• The limits of Washington's cooperation with Tel Aviv are up to the defence of Israel, but in the current situation, it is far from expected that the US will cooperate with Israel's military response against Iran. AhlulBayt News Agency
• United Airlines warned investors that its suspension of Tel Aviv flights, forced by the Israel-Hamas war, will weigh on its bottom line for the current quarter. CNBC
• The risks of a wider conflict in the Middle East have mounted over the past few days, with Yemen-based Houthi rebels launching a drone attack on Tel Aviv that claimed the life of one man and injured several others. BNN Bloomberg
• Military planners in Tel Aviv understand an open war with Hezbollah, thought to have more than 130,000 rockets and missiles in its stockpile, could do unprecedented damage to Israeli cities. The Guardian
• Friday's drone strike on Tel Aviv could resurface fears about the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas expanding into a regionwide conflagration as international mediators continue to push for a cease-fire. Time
• The crucial question faced by US intelligence analysts is whether there is going to be a regional war in the Middle East if Tel Aviv continues to ignore the growing crisis in the West Bank. Sputnik International

Last updated: 26 June 2025