In today's episode, Israel helped Cyprus foil an Iranian-ordered attack against Israelis and Jews on the island, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday, as Cypriot authorities remained tight-lipped citing national security issues.

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said Cyprus is treating the upcoming holiday period as ‘high-risk’ in light of the war raging in the Middle East. She stressed the country was upping security measures amid fears of a ‘lone wolf attack'.

Elsewhere, a 17-year-old is in critical condition after he was hit by a car in Limassol, and flew into a pavement due to the impact.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.