Deadly Knife Attack by a Palestinian in Tel Aviv; 18 Killed in Israeli Army Attacks on Gaza

An Israeli army attack early Sunday morning left 18 dead in Gaza; according to Reuters, four of the victims were sheltering in a tent camp for Palestinian refugees within a hospital complex. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that a Palestinian killed two people in a knife attack in the suburbs of Tel Aviv. Tensions have escalated following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate attacks in Lebanon and Iran last week. The killing of Ismail Haniyeh has led to retaliatory threats from the Iranian government and its allies, increasing fears of a devastating regional war. Following the killing of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, and the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, in last week's attack in the Iranian capital, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a cabinet meeting that 'the Israeli government is engaged in a war on multiple fronts' and that his country is prepared for any scenario for defense or attack. According to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service and a nearby hospital, a 70-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man were killed in the knife attack by a Palestinian, and two other men were injured. The Israeli police stated that they had 'neutralized' the Palestinian attacker. Israeli rescuers reported finding the injured at three different locations about 500 meters apart. Meanwhile, the Jordanian Foreign Minister made a rare visit to Iran, while the U.S. and its Arab allies are trying to prevent wider conflict. It is estimated that four out of five people in Gaza – nearly 2 million Palestinians – have been driven to the center of the area due to the expansion of Israeli military attacks and evacuation orders. Civilians have sought refuge in temporary tents and crowded urban areas, many of whom have been displaced multiple times. According to Palestinian health officials, violence also escalated on Friday in the West Bank, where Israeli forces killed seven in an airstrike. The army reported that rockets fired by Hezbollah militants injured two Israeli soldiers at the Israel-Lebanon border. According to witnesses and officials at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, the Israeli attack near the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed three adults on Salah al-Din Road, one of Gaza's main thoroughfares, and injured several others. At least one of the deceased was wearing a UN vest. Jason Bradski: Ismail Haniyeh and Fuad Shukr were both U.S.-wanted terrorists who were eliminated. Fears of an escalation of war in the Middle East after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh; tensions in Turkey-Israel relations. One of the officials in Khamenei's office during Friday prayers: Necessary measures have been taken to respond to Haniyeh's killing. Regional reactions to the news of Ismail Haniyeh and Fuad Shukr's deaths. Hamas representative in Iran denied the New York Times report that Haniyeh was killed in a bombing. Netanyahu's warning to the Iranian government and its proxies: We are prepared for offensive and defensive scenarios. The U.S. supported Israel's approach in Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Axios speculated, citing three Israeli and American officials, that Iran is expected to attack Israel starting Monday. The IRGC claimed after the 'great defeat': Ismail Haniyeh was killed by 'short-range projectile fire.' The Telegraph claimed: Haniyeh was killed with the help of 'elements from within the IRGC,' employed by Mossad. The killing of Fuad Shukr is the heaviest blow to Hezbollah in Lebanon in 16 years.