Israel-Iran conflict

Israel strikes Lebanon as end of US-Iran ceasefire looms

At least 11 people, including children, were killed in an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Deir al-Zahrani.

US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, say sources

People board Air Force One carrying US President Donald Trump, en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders’ summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport, Turkey, on July 8.

Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it will not reopen the Strait unless the US fulfils its commitments under an interim deal struck between both sides in June.

Iran’s military pivots to ‘offensive’ mode for next round of war

Iranian missiles are on display above a banner depicting US President Trump at Azadi Square in Tehran.

Pakistan says US, Iran close to deal despite Trump rhetoric

A sculpture overlooking the Strait of Hormuz is seen along the seafront in the port city of Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran.

Lebanon says Israeli troops infiltrated Lebanese army-held village

A Lebanese army soldier stands guard in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah.

Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct US-backed talks in Rome

A motorcade arriving for a new round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US embassy in Rome on Aug 4.

News analysis

Why Trump’s Hamas disarmament announcement offers hope and little else for now

Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28.

Israel carries out detonations near Lebanon’s UNESCO-listed Beaufort castle

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon close to the Beaufort Castle, as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19.

New Jewish-Arab party may complicate bid to oust Netanyahu

Rula Daood, a co-chair of the new Arab-Jewish party A Place For Us All speaking at a press conference attended by members of the Standing Together movement and bereaved families of Israel’s Arab community, in Jerusalem, on July 13.

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