An Israeli drone strike killed Hussein Atoui, a military leader of Jamaa Islamiya’s Al-Fajr Forces, near Damour, 20 km south of Beirut, a Lebanese security official told AFP.

Atoui’s group has claimed attacks on Israel amid over a year of cross-border violence.

The Lebanese army recently arrested several suspects, linked to March rocket attacks.

Gaza's civil defence agency has said that a spate of Israeli air strikes since dawn killed at least 25 people across the besieged enclave.

Israel resumed an intense air and ground offensive on Gaza on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire that had largely halted the fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory.

"The total number of Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes since dawn today has risen to 25," Mohammad Mughayyir, a senior official with the civil defence agency told AFP.

At least 19 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes on Gaza, according to hospital sources.

Ten fatalities were reported in Khan Younis, while four others were confirmed in Gaza City.

Separately, five other Palestinians were also killed in Jabalia.

The strikes mark another deadly episode in the ongoing Israeli military raids in the Palestinian enclave.

Protesters chained themselves to Columbia University’s gates in New York, demanding the release of Palestinian student activists Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahdawi, a former Columbia organiser and green card holder, was detained during a citizenship interview in Vermont.

Khalil, also a graduate and green card holder, was arrested by ICE on March 8 after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked his visa. 

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, missed the birth of his son after US authorities denied his temporary release request.

Khalil, arrested on March 8 by immigration officials, faces deportation despite being a permanent US resident through his wife, Noor Abdalla, an American citizen.

Abdalla criticised US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for refusing the request, claiming the decision caused unnecessary suffering.

Khalil was transferred to Louisiana, likely due to the Trump administration’s strict immigration policies.

The accusations come after Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar submitted a letter to the Supreme Court, in which he accused Netanyahu of instructing him to obey him over the Supreme Court.

US Sen. Peter Welch has demanded the release of a Palestinian student from Columbia University who was arrested last week during a citizenship interview.

"I just met with Mohsen Mahdawi, who’s being held in Vermont. He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview.

"He should be released so he can become a citizen," Welch said Monday on X.

Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident and former student protest organiser at Columbia, was taken into custody at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in the state of Vermont.

The Gaza Government Media Office has cautioned against “misleading rumours” of alleged arrangements for mass Palestinian emigration from the territory, accusing Israel of spearheading a campaign to “undermine national consciousness and weaken Palestinian steadfastness.”

The office said it has been monitoring social media posts and misinformation about supposed mass migration plans driven by “controversial figures” collaborating with foreign entities.

The posts promote the idea of Palestinian families travelling via Israel’s Ramon Airport to various countries, the statement said.

“We categorically affirm that this information is entirely false, part of a malicious and systematic campaign to erode our people’s resilience, target their national awareness, and push them toward forced migration under the pressure of suffering and war,” it said.

US warplanes have launched fresh air strikes in Yemen, the Houthi group said.

US aircraft conducted two air strikes in Majzar District in Marib governorate, Al-Masirah TV channel reported.

The channel did not provide further details on the strikes or potential casualties.

Separately, Al-Masirah reported that the US had carried out 25 air strikes in At Tuhayta District in Hudaida governorate since Monday, without providing further details.

The US has not yet commented on the reports.

The Israeli military has raided several areas of the occupied West Bank, wounding four Palestinians with live ammunition, including two children, and beating another child and a young man, according to Palestinian sources.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said it transferred a 16-year-old boy from the town of Idhna, west of Hebron, who was shot in the abdomen, to a hospital.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that another 16-year-old from the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, was shot in the foot by Israeli soldiers.