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Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

But just days into this latest conflict, the mood in Israel – basking in the military partnership with Donald Trump – is already breathlessly looking to a new future, and a new Middle East, prompting one Israeli commentator, Avi Issacharof, to urge his country to “come down to earth for a moment”.

The contraction came as a surprise with payrolls down in nearly every sector.

“This will start with platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox,” said Hafid, adding that the ban would make Indonesia “the first non-Western country to delay children’s access to digital spaces according to age”.

As the US and Israel continue strikes on Iran, and with retaliatory strikes hitting nearby Middle East states, key shipping routes are being disrupted. Oil and gas production in the region is also being affected. The BBC’s Nick Marsh examines how the war could cause a rise in living costs around the world.

The employees were in two cars carrying $80m (£60m) worth of cash between Austria and Ukraine.

The government says the nation’s defence environment has “significantly changed” since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“It’s been five years of constant upheaval. It was the judicial reform [plans by the government to limit the powers of the Constitutional court which led to huge protests], then 7 October, then Iran a year ago. Now we have this, and we’ve had Lebanon in the middle,” Tom Dan said after leaving a bomb […]

The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical chokepoints for oil and gas shipments. Iran does not need to close the narrow Gulf waterway entirely – even credible threats and limited disruptions have already pushed prices up and, if continued, may increase international pressure for de-escalation.

Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.