The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Local elections have been held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.

The Israeli prime minister says he is "in excellent physical condition" after having a malignant tumour removed.

Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.

Joe Elias contacted BBC Verify following reports that his village was among several destroyed by Israeli forces.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.

One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.

Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.