The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most commercial shipping traffic due to Iran's threats and despite an ongoing U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports aimed at forcing a reopening. The tanker gridlock is keeping global oil and gas prices high and keeping pressure on all parties to the conflict to find a solution.

President Donald Trump said the leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning today at 5 p.m. ET. ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT: President Donald Trump announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10 day ceasefire, which comes as fighting raged between Israel and Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

Although Senator Bernie Sanders' disapproval resolutions on Israel failed, they received unprecedented Democratic support.

President Donald Trump said the United States has ​barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh tone with the longtime U.S. ally while stressing that any U.S. deal ‌with Iran is not linked to the Lebanon conflict.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon had reached a ceasefire deal, which came as fighting raged between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah

The cease-fire deal announced by President Trump is between Israel and Lebanon. The fighting, however, is between Israel and Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. The Iranian-backed Shia Musli

The agreement is welcomed by Lebanon's president, while Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says it presents a "historic" opportunity for peace.

Rama Duwaji apologizes for old social media posts featuring racial slurs and praise for Palestinian terrorists in her first interview as NYC first lady.

The Israel-Hezbollah war, temporarily halted by a 10-day cease-fire, has now opened a complex diplomatic process that seeks to end the conflict.