Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says Reuters
Trump says Hezbollah, Israel agree to stop fighting after call with Netanyahu The US president announced the ceasefire after Iran's IRGC threatened a major attack on northern Israel and warned it could close the Bab al-Mandeb strait if Israel followed through on plans to strike Beirut. Lebanon
Analysis Israel’s Lebanon endgame remains elusive despite ceasefire deal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was compelled by President Donald Trump to accept a new ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, but without a clear long-term strategy, he may be inclined to resume hostilities at the first opportunity. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
Turkey maritime law prompts Greek rethink on Aegean marine parks The debate risks adding a new irritant to a fragile Turkey-Greece thaw that followed years of tensions. Turkey
Iraq arrests deputy oil minister in anti-corruption push The arrest of Adnan al-Jumaili marks a second signification step against corruption by Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s government amid growing pressure from the Trump administration. Iraq
