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Nepal has begun burying unidentified victims of a devastating flood that struck the Himalayan border region with China, as the provisional death toll reached 903 in Nepal and 16 in China, with thousands missing.
Rescuers in Nepal are using explosives to reach workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels at hydropower plants along the Trishuli River, as the death toll from the flood disaster reaches 939 and over 600 workers remain missing.
US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing two and injuring two, prompting Iranian retaliatory missile attacks on US bases in Jordan and a drone attack on an air base in the UAE.
A US official told Al Jazeera that US forces bombed two rocket launchers belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Larak Island, which were reportedly ready to fire mine-equipped missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz. The US also said it completed clearing mines from international shipping lanes in the strait.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed casualties from a US strike on Larak Island and vowed retaliation, saying the enemy will be punished.
Deadly flash floods in Nepal have killed over 900 people and left nearly 4,800 missing, testing the new government's crisis management.
UNICEF reports that 3.7 million children in Afghanistan suffer from wasting, with 1 million in severe acute malnutrition. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and funding cuts have closed treatment sites.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in Qusra, West Bank, trapping residents in homes and injuring several with pepper spray. The IDF intervened but faced accusations of protecting settlers and mistreating Palestinians. Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the violence.
Firefighters in Rishon LeZion located a person in a burning vehicle in an underground parking garage and are working to rescue them.
The UAE intercepted a drone approaching from Iran over its territorial waters and denied reports of an attack on Al Menhad airbase, following renewed US-Iran hostilities.