After twelve days of intense strikes between Israel and Iran – punctuated by the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and Tehran’s performative retaliation – a US-brokered ceasefire appeared to be holding on Tuesday.

Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds - Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive,

Israel’s army said seven of its soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza, where the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas continued.