JERUSALEM -- Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, stated on Monday that a response is imminent following Iran's "unprecedented" missile and drone attack on Israel.

The announcement came during a video statement amid a meeting with pilots at the Nevatim Air Force base, which sustained mild damage from a ballistic missile during Iran's offensive over the weekend. (Israel-Retaliation-Iranian Attack)

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KUWAIT CITY -- A Kuwaiti Emiri decree was issued on Monday appointing Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as the prime minister of Kuwait and authorizing him to nominate new cabinet members, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

The appointment follows the acceptance by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on April 7. Sheikh Mohammad submitted his cabinet's resignation on April 6, following the election of a new parliament on April 4. (Kuwait-New PM)

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RAMALLAH -- At least two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers' gunfire south of Nablus city in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Monday.

The ministry said in a press statement sent to Xinhua that the two killed were Abdulrahman Maher Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammed Ashraf Bani Jame, 21. (West Bank-Settler Attack)

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GAZA -- Israel released on Monday 150 Palestinians who were detained during the military operations in the Gaza Strip, according to the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza.

The authority said in a press statement that the Palestinians were released via the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Strip.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a separate statement that the Israeli forces released two of its ambulance crews after they had been detained for 50 days. (Gaza-Palestinian Prisoner-Release) Enditem

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