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BBC Middle East
The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify. Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report. Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless". Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations. Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those sent home. Trump hints Iran talks could resume this week as US port blockade continues The United Nations' secretary general said it was "highly probable" that the negotiations would restart. Lebanon seeks peace, but Hezbollah needs to be convinced first The Lebanese government go into peace talks with limited influence over the group. The Israeli town on the frontline with Hezbollah BBC foreign correspondent Nick Beake visits Metula, an Israeli town surrounded on three sides by Lebanon. |