US Iran Pause
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Netanyahu Departs for Washington as US-Iran Pause Holds; IDF Strikes in Gaza, South Lebanon (Jul 27, 1554 UTC, 1854 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Prime Minister Netanyahu secretly departed for Washington to meet President Trump, with Iran topping the agenda, as the US-Iran strike pause extended past 48 hours. Israeli forces killed a Hamas internal security chief and an Islamic Jihad operative in Gaza, while conducting controlled detonations in south Lebanon. Houthi drones targeted Saudi oil infrastructure, and Iran rejected renewed US talks while asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.