Top Pakistani officials are visiting Iran and other regional nations — and possibly returning to Washington soon — as they race to orchestrate a new round of U.S.-Iran talks in the coming days. Mr. Trump has voiced optimism that the war will end soon, and that the next, still-to-be-scheduled round of talks will yield "amazing" results.

An Islamic Health Committee official said he feared the targeting of medics meant "there are no more red lines in this war."

Lebanon's President Aoun will not speak with Netanyahu for now, a senior Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to Trump's push for direct contact with Israel.

Minutes later, an Israeli strike came. Pope doubles down on message of peace and unity as Trump’s criticism continues Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain New Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon a day after historic talks in Washington Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pursues more arms deals with allies to help check Russia’s invasion The target was Jawad’s uncle’s home.

Despite hailing negotiations between the two sides as a “historic milestone,” Washington did not call for a halt to Israeli strikes or for a withdrawal from Lebanese territory.

Israel has launched more deadly strikes on towns across southern Lebanon, pressing on with its invasion despite a diplomatic push in Washington for direct talks between the two countries. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Wednesday’s attacks killed at least 13 people,

Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has rocked the tiny Mediterranean country.