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Oil prices rose modestly in early trading after Iran and Israel paused attacks following a U.S. appeal, with Brent around $94.38 a barrel and WTI about $91.41. Gains came off a high driven by renewed strikes and Lebanon tensions, but traders remain wary that the pause may not last as geopolitical risk persists and supply risk surrounding the Strait of Hormuz remains a key factor.
Israel’s airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed at least two people and wounded 11, prompting Iran to promise a “painful and decisive” response as tensions flare in the Lebanon conflict—the most serious escalation since a mid-April ceasefire. Israel said it hit Hezbollah facilities in retaliation for rocket fire, while Hezbollah did not claim responsibility; the strikes caused destruction and mass displacement. The development comes amid fragile Washington-led ceasefire talks and broader regional fighting, including Gaza, with Iran and Israel warning of further confrontations as regional diplomacy remains unsettled. The conflict has killed more than 3,600 people in Lebanon, while Hezbollah has killed at least 30 Israeli soldiers and 3 civilians.
A building in Dimona collapsed after an Iranian munition struck southern Israel amid a wider missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon, with at least 54 people injured at the scene and 21 treated for shrapnel; a fire followed a separate hit in Kfar Vradim, and other strikes damaged homes in Ma’alot-Tarshiha and Rishon Lezion as Israel braces for ongoing attacks under Operation Roaring Lion.
Three Palestinian women were killed and several others wounded when a caravan-turned hair salon in Beit Awwa, West Bank, was hit during an Iranian missile attack; Palestinian officials say an Israeli interceptor may have caused the damage, while the Israeli military says a missile likely did. The incident is among the deadliest Iranian attacks since the war began and highlights civilians’ vulnerability in the West Bank amid the broader Iran-Israel conflict.
US President Donald Trump said in an Atlantic interview that Iran’s new leadership wants to open talks with Washington after US-Israeli strikes that Iran and Israel say killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; he noted some Iranian officials involved in recent contacts were reportedly killed and did not specify when a face-to-face discussion might occur. The remarks come as Washington and Jerusalem press on with a campaign against Iran, which has already inflicted casualties on US forces—three service members killed and several wounded—raising fears of broader escalation.