Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed Sakr Abu Karim, a commander of an operational unit in Hamas's elite Nukhba force and the leader of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on the Kissufim area.

With the Iran war fuelling global inflation, the ECB is expected to raise policy rates by 25bp next week, making it the first major G7 central bank to tighten. Markets price at least one further hike this year. By contrast, the BOC may hold, and the Fed and BoE are seen likely to remain on hold this month as they assess the conflict’s impact. ECB officials say the move aims to prevent inflation becoming entrenched, but further tightening will weigh on an already-weak euro-area economy. ECB President Lagarde may signal next steps at the post-decision press conference. The ECB will publish quarterly economic projections that model alternative energy-shock scenarios.

据沙特媒体哈达斯（Alhadath）：以色列在袭击贝鲁特南郊之前提前通知了美国。