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U.S. and Lebanese military delegations discussed the first pilot zone under a U.S.-brokered framework on July 11. Separate incidents included the detention of a U.S. congressman by settlers and attacks on a CNN crew and civilians.
algemeiner.comU.S. -brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The agreement calls for two pilot zones where the Lebanese military will gradually assume full security responsibility during an initial Israeli withdrawal.
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna stated that Israeli settlers brandishing American-made M4 rifles detained him and other Americans during a trip to Palestine, and that the IDF sided with the settlers and continued the detention. @AJEnglish reported the statement.
Israeli police took four settlers into custody after they allegedly attacked a vehicle carrying a CNN media crew in the town of Sinjil in the occupied West Bank. Officers seized the settlers' vehicle and found clubs and a knife inside. Settlers also destroyed a farm in the al-Masoudiya area and wounded four people in Masafer Yatta.
A drone attack on a vehicle near Nuseirat camp in Gaza killed one person and wounded several others, according to emergency services. Israeli air raids continued on southern Lebanon, with the latest reported in al-Mansouri in Tyre district. Iran’s acting defence minister Majid Ibn al-Reza stated that the country tripled its drone production capacity during the war.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN warned that Tehran will stop honouring the MoU with the U.S. if attacks continue and accused Washington of a “flagrant violation” of the UN Charter. -Iran dispute. Unnamed U.S.
Officials stated that Washington views the July 11 meetings in Oman as pivotal for future diplomacy. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to discuss mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran.
Former UK ambassador Nicholas Hopton stated that vague provisions in the US-Iran MoU, particularly Article 5 concerning the Strait of Hormuz, have contributed to competing interpretations and recent tit-for-tat strikes, while adding that the MoU should still be considered a major accomplishment that reduced gaps between the two sides.
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Two earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24. National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez reported the updated death toll on Saturday and said distribution of new homes will begin next week.
upi.comThe storm struck late Saturday night after Chinese authorities moved nearly two million people from high-risk areas. It follows Typhoon Maysak by one week and caused deaths in the Philippines.
theiranproject.comIranian and Omani officials met in Muscat to discuss navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. demands for a public pledge to keep the waterway open. Qatari officials joined the talks, which included proposals for a median lane.