The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joins paramedics on duty in Nabatieh, Lebanon - a city that was once vibrant, but is now abandoned. In Lebanon, one in five people have been forced to leave their homes since fighting renewed in March. At one ruined ambulance station, a paramedic shows where a colleague was killed by an Israeli strike while he was talking on the phone to his wife.
Israel says some ambulances and health facilities in Lebanon are being used by Hezbollah - but paramedics say there is no evidence of this claim. Elsewhere, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops had killed more than 20 Hezbollah fighters operating from a hospital compound in Bint Jbeil on Sunday, the site of fierce fighting during the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon's health ministry denied the claim, accusing Israel of targeting civilians and medical facilities.
Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t been seen in public since March - but AI-generated images of him continue to spread online. The BBC's chief international correspondent looks at how Iran's new leadership will respond to several issues affecting the country. The US has launched the strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.
It's not clear if the deal means the Israelis will pause their offensive in Lebanon, BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen reports. In a call with the US president, the BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his relationship with the Israeli leader. BBC correspondent John Sudworth reports from the Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah support, Dahieh.
One person was killed and more than 60 injured in the Iranian drone strike on Wednesday. BBC’s Sarah Smith looks at why both countries are in a tense cycle of negotiations, despite the progress President Trump consistently claims. Verified videos show strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon.
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