Jordan said it would not allow its airspace to be violated and vowed not to become a "battleground" in any regional conflict, after Israel conducted strikes on Iran on Friday.

Jordan intercepted multiple drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel in October 2024.

Emirates airline said flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran had been cancelled, after Israel launched strikes on Iran on Friday, sparking concerns of a wider escalation.

Several flights scheduled for Friday and one Tehran flight on Saturday were listed as cancelled on the airline's website, with the Dubai international airport also reporting that "some flights at @DXB and DWC - Al Maktoum International have been cancelled or delayed due to airspace closures over Iran, Iraq, and Syria" in a statement on X.

Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq.

The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear program and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning that "severe punishment" would be directed at Israel. Hours later, Israel's military said it had begun intercepting Iranian drones launched in retaliation.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the U.S. remains "committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue," amid soaring tensions and reports of a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Israel is prepared to attack Iran in the coming days if Tehran rejects a U.S. proposal that would place tough limits on its nuclear program, Trump administration and Israeli officials told the Wall Street Journal.

A senior Israeli official warned in remarks to the U.S. newspaper that a strike could come as soon as Sunday unless Iran agrees to halt production of fissile material that can be used to make an atomic bomb.

The Israeli military on Thursday called for residents to evacuate some areas of Gaza City, as it presses an intensified campaign in the battered Palestinian territory.

Israeli forces are "operating in the area in which you are located to eliminate terrorist infrastructure and enemy presence", the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X. The military "will continue to respond to every launch. Immediately evacuate to known shelters in Gaza City for your own safety," he added.

Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists in Cairo ahead of an international march with the stated aim of breaking Israel's blockade on Gaza, organizers said Thursday.

As part of the Global March to Gaza, thousands of activists planned to travel to Egypt's Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian territory on Friday to demand the entry of humanitarian aid.

The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem announced Thursday it was restricting staff movements, after President Donald Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved from the potentially "dangerous" Middle East.

"Due to the increased regional tensions, U.S. government employees and their family members are restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv (area)... Jerusalem, and Be'er Sheva areas until further notice," the embassy said in a statement.

An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were en route to the airport for deportation.

"After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers are now being transferred to Ben Gurion Airport for deportation," the Adalah rights group said in a statement.

Israeli forces conducted an operation in southern Syria to detain several members of Hamas, the military said Thursday.

Syria TV, a local station, reported that a force of about 100 Israeli troops stormed the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin near the border with Lebanon and called the names of several people through loud speakers who were detained. Syria TV said one person was shot dead by the Israeli force.