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Middle East crisis live: Israel and Iran exchange fresh round of strikes for first time since April ceasefire
Israeli military says new barrage of missiles incoming from IranThe Israeli military said Monday that it had detected a new barrage of missiles launched from Iran, the sixth salvo...
Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon
Israel strikes southern suburbs of Beirut despite ceasefire agreement with LebanonWe are seeing reports of Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, Dahiyeh, with at least three explosions heard so...
Middle East crisis live: Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefire
Opening summary: Israel says fighting will continue in southern Lebanon despite new ceasefire agreementHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.The...
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iranian supreme leader is involved in US negotiations
Key eventsOpening summary: Trump claims Iran agreed to no nuclear weapon and supreme leader involved in talksHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the...
Middle East crisis live: Israel-Lebanon talks begin in Washington as conflict continues
Israel-Lebanon talks begin in Washington - reportThe fourth round of negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese officials have begun in Washington, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA).NNA has...
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
US says Iranian radar and command and control sites struck over the weekendUS central command (Centcom) has said that it struck targets in Iran over the weekend, in a...
Middle East crisis live: Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIsrael’s captured of Beaufort Castle comes after one of the heaviest days of Hezbollah fire toward northern Israel...
Middle East crisis live: Iran says Trump’s threats to ‘blow up’ Oman ‘dangerous and bullying’
Iran says Trump's threats against Oman 'dangerous' and 'bullying'We have a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry in which the spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, described Donald Trump’s threats against Oman...
Tell us: have you been affected by water supply issues in the south east?
Thousands of properties in the south east have been affected by water supply issues caused by the warm weather, according to South East Water (SEW).After water outages for hundreds...
Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah reports clashes with IDF north of Israeli-held buffer zone
Hezbollah says its fighters 'clashed' with Israeli soldiers north of Lebanon's Litani riverHezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli soldiers in a town north of the Litani river, beyond...