US targets Iran in ninth night of strikes in wake of US troop deaths – Middle East crisis live
Preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as US and Iran fight to break deadlock over strait of Hormuz US says another service member killed as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks coming close Hello and welcome to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East. The US military says it is beginning its ninth night of strikes on Iran , with an interim deal aimed at ending the war appearing to have all but collapsed. Bahrain’s interior ministry said overnight to Monday that its air rai
Hamas has named Khalil al-Hayya as its new overall leader, according to a statement from the Palestinian militant group, succeeding Yahya Sinwar who was killed by the Israeli military in Gaza in October 2024.
Hayya, the group’s exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator, is generally seen as more hardline than Khaled Meshaal, the head of the militant group’s office in exile and the other frontrunner for the leadership.
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