Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned deadly attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon and called for de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Israel said one of those killed was a member of Hezbollah’s military wing “disguised as a journalist.” Lebanon’s president said all three were journalists and condemned the killings.

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Two ships turned back after being warned not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Iran said strikes in the country had hit a uranium processing plant and industrial sites.

Hamas has survived waves of killings of its leaders. More than force will be necessary to overturn the Islamic regime of Iran.

A failure by Israel to engage with the Lebanese government in the fight against Hezbollah will undermine its own interests.

Declaring victory and ending the war might not be so easy.

Lebanon needs to be rid of Hezbollah, but not at the cost of Israeli occupation.

Iran maintains ties with a range of countries, including Turkey, India, Russia and China. Yet in this war, their support is mostly rhetoric.