Lebanese media is reporting two shepherds who had been shot at by Israeli forces have been found dead of gunshot wounds near Lebanon’s southern border. The reported killings came as Israeli forces continue to trade cross-border fire with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which claimed Thursday it shot down an Israeli drone for the second time this week. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip could spark a wider regional war. He spoke during an official visit to the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian: “If this war is not stopped immediately and the joint attacks by America and Israel against civilians — the women and children of Gaza — are not halted, then the consequences for those who are waging this war will be grave.”