Israel has been conducting near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets as the Iranian-backed group comes under pressure to disarm amid fears of a renewed war.

Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed in a July 5th interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson that Israel had attempted to assassinate him. -Pezeshkian alleged that Israel bombarded a location where he was holding a meeting but that the attempt failed.

Israel has faced accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice and of war crimes at the ICC over its devastating military assault on Gaza. Israel denies the accusations and says its campaign amounts to self-defense after a deadly October 2023 Hamas attack.

The Israeli military said the soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza, but offered few other details. Five Israeli soldiers were killed and two others seriously wounded during combat in northern Gaza on Tuesday,

The deadly attack could increase Israeli pressure on Netanyahu to ensure that a ceasefire is reached at a time that the United States is pushing forward efforts for Israel and Hamas to agree. The attack also shows that despite over 21 months of war in which Hamas forces have been heavily depleted and the territory has been devastated,