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Even Gazans who can get access to Israeli directions online say they sometimes make no sense, which could be a matter of life or death.

Top Israeli officials hinted at a powerful response to attacks by Hezbollah across the northern border with Lebanon, as to the south Israeli troops wage street battles against Hamas in Gaza.

The militia in Yemen, backed by Iran, has threatened for weeks to attack vessels and shut down the waterway, a vital one for the global shipping industry.

An Israeli official said skirmishes on the border with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia needed to end, but it wasn’t clear how Israel would achieve that objective.

The European Union and Sweden have called for the immediate release of Johan Floderus, who has been detained in Tehran for about 600 days.

The fighting has intensified in the south, with tens of thousands of Gazans fleeing to the border with Egypt, where the U.N. has warned that the humanitarian situation may collapse.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt grew increasingly unpopular amid a deep economic crisis. But the war in neighboring Gaza has given him a vital role on the international stage.

Some of the strikes targeted the southern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has ordered civilians to go to avoid bombardment.

The detentions and images of the men, tied up and wearing only underwear, prompted an international outcry. Israel said it was seeking to determine which were with Hamas and stripped them to ensure they were unarmed.