Iran Press/ West Asia: Israeli forces have turned back a 14-truck food aid convoy bound for northern Gaza following a three-hour wait at a checkpoint, according to WFP.
Hamas says ceasefire negotiations are ongoing but “the ball is in the Israeli court”, while the US says obstacles to a truce are “not insurmountable”.
US envoy Amos Hochstein has given a verbal proposal for “calm” on the Lebanese-Israeli border, with negotiations to begin during Ramadan, says Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
At least 30,631 Palestinians have been killed and 72,043 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7.
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