Israel continues to operate its “war between the wars” campaign against Iranian activity in Syria with airstrikes in the city of al-Zabadani, located near the Lebanon-Syria border on Wednesday morning. This is the second instance of an Israeli attack against Iranian-affiliated positions in Syria in less than a week.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday that he had reached agreement with the rival Hamas movement to hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Hamas did not immediately comment on Abbas’s announcement.

Moscow is also working on other new weapons, such as an unmanned water vehicle called Poseidon. Russia’s work on its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is nearing completion, and President Vladimir Putin is paying close attention to the progress, Russian state media has reported.