Lapid laments 'heinous murder' of 'true friend of Israel,' while Herzog lauds Abe as 'one of Japan's most preeminent leaders' and Netanyahu recalls their 'brave friendship'

Abe was gunned down while giving a campaign speech in western Japan, sparking an outpouring of shock from world leaders

World leaders offer their prayers, support for former PM following rare shooting in country with strict gun control laws

Mourning flyer posted on social media says lieutenant in Islamic Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division died on June 15

Operatives convicted in absentia of assassinating Rafik Hariri are unlikely to serve time as terror group refuses to hand them over; third man sentenced earlier also still at large

Iranian opposition outlet says Ayoob Entezari, who worked on missiles and drones, died last week after attending a dinner party, the host of which has since fled

Ayoob Entezari said to have worked on developing missiles, drones at R & D center before dying this week, with some saying food poisoning was the cause

Top political and security officials hold consultations in wake of leak that pinned shooting of IRGC colonel on Israel; caution against travel to UAE, Bahrain, Azerbaijan expected

Unsourced reports say Khodayari planned 2012 attack targeting Israeli diplomat in India in which envoy's wife was injured, as well as a series of botched bombings in Thailand

Raisi says there's 'no doubt the hand of global arrogance can be seen in this crime,' employing a term often used to refer to Israel and the US