US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington and Tehran could reach a peace agreement as early as this weekend, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping, though Iran stressed that no final decision has yet been made.

The struggle over military service is stoking protests, threatening Israel’s coalition and reshaping political debate.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will continue independent operations against Iran, will not withdraw from security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza, and will keep operating in northern Judea and Samaria.

Iran and Israel declare a halt to fighting as President Trump says both are seeking an "immediate ceasefire" after a major escalation in the 101-day war.

In a major push, the government is rushing to place temporary housing at about 60 empty sites in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before national elections this fall.

JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) - A prominent Palestinian doctor captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and held in detention ever since appeared by video link at a Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Israel said it struck Hezbollah drone and missile launch sites in southern Lebanon, keeping pressure on the Lebanese front even as the wider regional crisis has expanded to include direct U.S.-Iran confrontation.

Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesman has been the animated face of its campaigns and the main source of warnings ahead of strikes and major offensives. That has made him one of the most recognizable Israelis in the Arab world — a focus of fury as well as some fascination.