Israel, Lebanon renew ceasefire
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Video footage verified by The New York Times showed fire inside Kuwait’s international airport. The attack was part of one of the biggest assaults on a Gulf nation since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire was announced in April.
Israeli cities remain under rocket fire in northern Israel after 965 days of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel conducted strikes on south Lebanon and Hezbollah fired into northern Israel on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to halt attacks that neither side has publicly accepted.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not mention a new cease-fire, but the Lebanese government said one was taking shape.
Israeli leaders said they began striking targets in Gaza city of Rafah, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.
In a significant development, Israel launched Operation Arrows of Fire, targeting over 70 Hezbollah sites across Lebanon. The operation has led to evacuations in Beirut’s southern suburbs and school closures in northern Israel.
Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah continued to exchange fire in southern Lebanon and northern Israel in the hours before President Trump announced a three-week extension to the existing 10-day cease-fire negotiated in Washington last week.