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A bit of news to catch you up on from Washington now.

The Republican-controlled Senate has blocked a Democratic-led bid to curb Donald Trump's powers to intervene in the Middle East.

Had it passed, the resolution would have required congressional approval for further US hostilities against Iran. It was defeated in a 53-47 vote.

The resolution was rejected just hours after Trump said that he did not rule out attacking Iran's nuclear sites again if he deemed it necessary at some point.

"Sure, without question, absolutely," he said.

Iran's foreign minister has said the loss of lives is "hard and painful" as he attends the funeral procession in Tehran today.

Abbas Araghchi said their "memory lives on" after he was pictured at the funeral, leaning on a casket - see our 13.52 post.

Seemingly hinting at the destruction Iran has suffered at the hands of the US and Israel, he added: "Institutions and structures, however important and valuable, return with new glory and greater strength over time, even if it takes years."

Iran's president has thanked people for turning up for the funeral procession in Tehran today.

The occasion marked the deaths of top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists.

"From the bottom of my heart, I thank you dear people,"  Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media.

" With love, you bid farewell to the martyrs of our homeland, and our voice of unity reached the ears of the world."

He added that "serving such a free-spirited nation is the honour of my life".

We brought you the news earlier that almost 50 people have been killed in Gaza following Israeli strikes. That figure has now risen again to 60.

The strikes, which began late last night and continued into this morning, came as Donald Trump said there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.

The "most existential threat" to Israel doesn't come from Iran, but "from within," Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan says.

His comments come after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its soldiers were attacked by Israeli civilians overnight in the village of Kafr Malik, north of Jerusalem.

Golan alleged these people were settlers, and claimed they used "severe violence" against IDF troops.

"It may not make the headlines, but the most serious existential threat to the State of Israel does not come from Iran or Yemen. It comes from within," he said, adding that Israel "stands at a crossroads".

Golan says violence against innocents and IDF soldiers is not "not a fringe phenomenon," but a "dangerous current that has taken a deep hold, even around the government鈥檚 table."

Six arrested after attack

The Israeli army said in a statement that its soldiers were sent to disperse a gathering of Israeli civilians in an area designated as a closed military zone near the village of Kafr Malik. 

It said the group "hurled stones" at soldiers upon their arrival, physically and verbally assaulting them, vandalised and damage their vehicles and attempted to "ram" their convoy.

It added that six people were arrested.

Iran is now allowing international flights over central and western parts of the country, state media is reporting.

State-run Nour News reported on the development.

Since the fighting broke out between Israel and Iran, commercial flights have avoided the airspace.

Two days ago, Majid Akhavan, spokesperson for the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, said the country had reopened its airspace for the eastern half of the country.

Here are some of the latest pictures from Tehran, where huge crowds have turned out to mourn Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in the country's 12-day war with Israel.

State media claimed more than one million people turned out for the funeral procession. The Associated Press news agency reported hundreds of thousands of people turned up.

The dense crowd packed the main thoroughfare in Tehran, along the entire nearly three-mile (4.5km) route.

Top officials among the mourners included Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who crouched next to one of the coffins seemingly in tears.

The chief of the nuclear watchdog will not be allowed into Iran's nuclear facilities, a Tehran politician reportedly said.

Hamid Reza Haji Babaei, vice speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said today that Rafael Grossi chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be barred.

Babaei also claimed that Iran wouldn't allow the installation of surveillance cameras.

The move was reported in state media outlet Mehr News.

It comes after Iran has repeatedly criticised Grossi throughout the fighting and has suspended cooperation with the body.

Before the fighting broke out, the IAEA said Iran was in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

The IAEA plays an important role in the non-proliferation of nuclear capabilities.

The death toll in Gaza has risen after Israeli strikes late Friday and into this morning.

Now, at least 49 people have been killed across the enclave, health staff have said.

We reported on the attacks earlier - see our 10.09 post.

The Associated Press news agency reported an Israeli minister, Ron Dermer, will head to Washington in the week for talks on a possible Gaza ceasefire, Iran and other subjects.

The ongoing fighting in Gaza has been a central line running through almost all developments in the Middle East in recent months and years.

Many of Iran's proxies stepped up fighting Israel in solidarity with Palestinians, and the long-running issues remain unresolved with no ceasefire yet in place despite Trump's claims.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it is investigating reports that Palestinians were shot as they waited for aid.

Stepping briefly away from the aftermath of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, in Gaza, a difficult situation continues.

Recent weeks have seen several incidents where Palestinians have been shot at aid distribution points, or near aid trucks.

It is alleged that Israeli soldiers have fired upon them.

A new report from Israeli outlet Haaretz claimed that soldiers were ordered to shoot at unarmed Palestinians.

The IDF rejects this.

In a statement, it said: "We strongly reject the accusation raised in the article - the IDF did not instruct the forces to deliberately shoot at civilians, including those approaching the distribution centres. 

"To be clear, IDF directives prohibit deliberate attacks on civilians."

It added:  "The incidents are being examined by the relevant IDF authorities."

The IDF went on to say that it was involved in "learning processes aimed at improving the operational response in the area and minimising, as much as possible, potential friction between the civilian population and IDF forces."

For context: Israel claimed that the old UN-run aid system was seeing supplies siphoned off by Hamas.

It supplanted the UN, replacing it with a US-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

However, since taking over, it has seen numerous incidents of Palestinians being shot at aid distribution points, or near aid trucks.

Watch more on the incidents below: