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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret six-hour visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to meet UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, reportedly seeking a denial of claims the UAE warned Israel before October 7, as mediators prepare separate US-Iran talks in New York on Monday or Tuesday. The IDF completed its Al-Mansouri operation in southern Lebanon, dismantling more than 600 terror infrastructure sites and eight underground routes, while five British nationals arrested near RAF Fairford were released on police bail.

A drive-by shooting near the West Bank settlement of Neve Tzuf critically wounded an Israeli man in his 30s, triggering an IDF manhunt. Iran said it has conveyed seven conditions to the US through mediators for resuming negotiations, including ending hostilities and lifting the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon overnight, and Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a collective defense pact in Mecca, while Iran and Oman finalized a framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Houthi forces threatened a major military operation after killing 30+ Yemeni government troops. Israeli operations continued in southern Lebanon and Gaza, and a Hamas Nukhba operative was captured at Kerem Shalom.

Two IDF reservists were killed and four seriously wounded by an IED in southern Lebanon, amid a surge in Israeli strikes and ceasefire violations. Iran and Oman are finalizing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while shipping through the strait has collapsed to near zero. In the West Bank, armed settlers torched homes in Khirbet al-Tuba, injuring at least six Palestinians.

The IDF struck and killed seven Hezbollah operatives transporting weapons in southern Lebanon, while four Israeli soldiers were wounded in a separate clash. US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks were extended, with Hezbollah demanding an unconditional Israeli withdrawal. The IAEA chief confirmed initial talks with Iran on nuclear site access, and the US is reportedly considering relocating Gulf military bases to Israel after Iranian strikes caused greater damage than acknowledged.

President Trump announced that a US-Iran memorandum of understanding will be signed on Sunday, contradicting Tehran's denial of a weekend signing. Two Hezbollah drones struck an Israeli military zone near the Lebanon border without causing injuries, while the IDF continued operations in southern Lebanon, striking over 70 Hezbollah sites in the past 24 hours. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized the emerging deal as failing to achieve any of Israel's war goals.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that a final agreed-upon text for a US-Iran peace deal has been reached, with Tehran saying an agreement has “never been closer.” The UAE has agreed to release $10–20 billion in frozen Iranian funds as a tactical shift amid the war. Hezbollah launched multiple drone attacks on northern Israel and IDF positions in southern Lebanon, while the IDF revealed it has eliminated more than 10 Hezbollah field commanders in recent operations.

Hezbollah fired multiple rocket salvos at northern Israel overnight, with one projectile striking a shopping center in Kiryat Shmona and causing damage but no injuries. The IDF intercepted several rockets and issued new evacuation warnings for seven villages in southern Lebanon, while Israeli airstrikes and drone strikes continued across the south. The US-Iran deal remains unresolved after a White House Situation Room meeting ended without a decision, and Iran denied any final understanding has been reached.

US House Republicans abruptly delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump’s authority to strike Iran, as the administration sanctioned nine Hezbollah-linked Lebanese officials. On the ground, the IDF killed two armed suspects approaching the Israel-Lebanon border, while an Israeli strike on a Civil Defense center in Hanaweih killed four paramedics. Diplomatic signals between Washington and Tehran continued, with both sides citing progress but stuck on uranium enrichment and Hormuz tolls.

A Hezbollah explosive drone struck a parking lot near Rosh Hanikra in northern Israel, wounding three civilians, two seriously, in what the IDF called a “blatant violation” of ceasefire understandings. The attack came as Israeli and Lebanese delegations convened in Washington for a third round of direct talks, with Israel proposing a phased plan for Hezbollah disarmament. In the Strait of Hormuz, a commercial vessel was seized and diverted to Iran, while another cargo ship was sunk off Oman, drawing condemnation from India. The IDF expanded airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa, and Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel would sue the New York Times over a column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners.

Iran launched 15 missiles and 4 drones at the UAE on Monday, hitting a Fujairah oil facility and wounding three, in the first major attack since the April 8 ceasefire. The US sank six Iranian small boats and intercepted missiles and drones as it began escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz under 'Project Freedom.' Hezbollah fired mortars and anti-tank missiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight, with no IDF injuries reported. Oil prices surged nearly 6% and global markets slid as the US-Iran truce teetered.