据黎巴嫩《消息报》报道，伊拉克消息人士称，伊拉克采取相关措施是担心美国二级制裁，而部分伊拉克政治人士反对这一决定，认为此举将使伊拉克承担政治和经济成本，其影响已开始在旅行公司和乘客中显现，尤其是往返巴格达和德黑兰的航线。

An Iraqi minister discussed cooperation and regional affairs with US President Trump, Iraqi media reported.

The Israeli military said its forces killed Mohammed Abu Alwan, head of Hamas’s finance department, in a Wednesday strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza. In a Thursday statement the military said Abu Alwan had operated in the area for about ten years, helped prepare budgets for all Hamas branches and directed transfers of more than 1 billion shekels (about $330m) to fund Hamas activities, playing a decisive role in sustaining Hamas’s rule.