US Defence Minister Lloyd Austin called on the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah to avoid provoking a wider conflict amid near-daily skirmishes along the Israel-Lebanon border since Israel’s war with Hamas during a joint press conference with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on Monday. Also on Monday, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a naval drone attack on two ships in the Red Sea, group spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement published on X. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1)
