West Asia war: Kuwait claims attack by Iran, its proxies; Saudi Arabia says vital pipeline recently damaged

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52% : But Israel-Lebanon negotiations were expected to begin next week at the State Department in Washington, according to a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
40% : The prospect of talks appeared to bolster the tentative ceasefire in the Iran war that has staggered under the weight of Israel's bombardment of Beirut, Tehran's continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and uncertainty over whether talks can find common ground.
39% : In a video statement, he said Israel will keep striking Hezbollah until security is restored in northern Israel.
39% : There were no reports of strikes by the US or Israel targeting Iran.
38% : Lebanon's health ministry said more than 300 people were killed and more than 1,100 wounded Wednesday by Israeli strikes on central Beirut and other areas of Lebanon that Israel said targeted Hezbollah, which joined the war in support of Tehran.
38% : Israel said Thursday it killed an aide to Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, Ali Yusuf Harshi.
38% : A New York-based think tank warned the ceasefire " hovers on the verge of collapse " following Israel's strikes Wednesday.
33% : Despite disputes over the ceasefire, it appears to have halted weeks of missile and drone attacks by Iran on its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel, with no new launches reported Thursday.
28% : Netanyahu's authorisation of negotiations with Lebanon came amid disagreement over whether the ceasefire deal included a pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and a day after Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes, the deadliest day in Lebanon since the war began on February 28.
28% : Israel has fought multiple wars and launched several major invasions of Lebanon over the years, most recently sending in troops last month in response to Hezbollah fire on Israel's northern border communities.
22% : Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948, and Netanyahu later stressed that there was no ceasefire between them.

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