Afternoon update

Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers, recent developments from across the region include an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon which killed one and injured 11, targeting a prayer area in a cemetery. This followed an Israeli warning for residents to evacuate their homes, despite ongoing US-sponsored negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome.

Iranian sources suggest a deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz is nearing conclusion, which would grant Tehran control over inbound traffic and Muscat partial control over outbound traffic. Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthis have reported attacking a Saudi oil tanker in the northern Red Sea, marking the eighth such attack in the past two weeks.

In East Jerusalem, Israel has launched a large-scale assault in a refugee camp, as the death toll in Gaza reached 73,381.

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