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The US is pushing a plan to arm and train Lebanese army units against Hezbollah as Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon intensify.

While Doha has shown a clear capacity to withstand the shock due to its financial strength, the crisis is simultaneously raising broader questions about supply.

Israel quietly published new maps that show an expanded restricted area, which in effect leaves Israel in control of at least 64% of Gaza.

Editors from over two dozen organisations pressed Israel to allow independent journalists access to Gaza, questioning their rationale in banning them.

Oil prices have surged this week as the US president dispenses with negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz in favour of economic pressure and military threats.

The UK government announced it will put £25 million towards security for Jewish communities, following a string of attacks.

Israel's war on Gaza has battered the health sector, leaving the Strip with one functioning hospital, while 26 healthcare sites have been targeted in Iran.

Lawyers for Haitian and Syrian Temporary Protected Status holders said conditions in their home countries are still unsafe.

The annual pilgrimage, now in its 57th year, brings together different communities to remember the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were forced from their homes.

US President Donald Trump called on Iran to "just give up" after the country's parliament speaker dismissed the economic pressure campaign.