More than 23km have been constructed in recent months, running through Palestinian communities demolished by the military.
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James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan in Saturday's attacks.
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Step by step, the US and Iran have returned closer to all-out war, with both sides targeting civilian infrastructure.
Monday 9:22am
The strikes, now part of a weeklong campaign that has seen Iran strike US-allied countries across the Middle East, comes as an interim deal seeking to find an end to the Iran war has collapsed.
Sun, Jul 19
The American military has announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait.
Sat, Jul 18
The Israeli military said it targeted a “terrorist cell” belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and was aware that civilians may have been harmed in the strike.
The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed — though efforts remain to salvage it — and the region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks.
Iran may be no match for the United States militarily, but it’s been very successful in exerting what leverage it does have over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launched new missile attacks against US-allied nations in the Middle East, including Qatar, a key mediator in the war.
Fri, Jul 17
"Under no circumstances and in no way will we allow America, as a foreign and extra regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz," said a spokesperson for the Iranian military.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East over the blockade.
Thu, Jul 16
US carries out a wave of strikes, hitting dozens of targets overnight, the military’s Central Command said.
Another wave of US strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on shipping and American allies left an interim peace deal in tatters.
Wed, Jul 15
The US and Iran have exchanged fire over the past week in a series of skirmishes that threaten a return to all-out war.
Iranian state TV said the pair belonged to an Islamic State cell that formed after the group’s territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria and had planned attacks inside Iran.
Tue, Jul 14
In Asian trading on Tuesday, Brent Crude has climbed a further another 1.5% to US$84.50 a barrel.
One person was killed and eight others injured in the Iranian strikes near Oman's coast amid another round of US strikes on Iran.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia that struck Sanaa International Airport earlier in the day.
Iranian state media acknowledged the latest attacks on its soil early Monday, describing explosions in several locations with at least one person being killed.
Mon, Jul 13
Tehran says the strategic waterway will remain shut after firing warning shots at a Cyprus-flagged vessel, while US forces begin a third round of strikes.
Sun, Jul 12
US Representative Ro Khanna said he was detained by settlers and the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank and released only after calls to the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
The warning came as Washington pressed Iran to publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping.
Sat, Jul 11
No one claimed responsibility for airstrikes that hit Iran after the US said it finished its attacks, leaving questions about who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic.
The back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
Fri, Jul 10
