JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday vowed an "appropriate response" if Iran attacks his country's territory.

"A direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran," Gallant told U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a phone conversation on preparations for a possible Iranian retaliatory attack. (Israel-Iranian Attack-Response)

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GAZA -- Israeli forces have conducted intensive bombardments in the vicinity of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza since Wednesday night, resulting in casualties, local sources told Xinhua on Thursday.

Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli army executed extensive firing operations to the north of the Nuseirat camp. Additionally, Israeli aircraft bombed two mosques located west and north of the camp, as well as several residential towers. Israeli artillery also fired numerous shells targeting homes, apartments, and agricultural lands on the outskirts of the camp. (Gaza-Israel-Bombardment)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock held a phone conversation on Thursday to exchange views on Israel's deadly attack on Iran's consulate in Syria.

In the phone conversation, the two sides also discussed bilateral relations and the latest regional developments, including the situation in Gaza, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. (Iran-German-Britain-Israeli Attacks)

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RAMALLAH -- Israeli settlers burned a house and two vehicles in separate incidents in the West Bank, Palestinian sources said Thursday.

A house and a vehicle in the town of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, were set on fire by infiltrated Israeli settlers, local sources told Xinhua. (Israel-West Bank-Settler Violence)

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