Israel-Iran War Live: Donald Trump claims Iran shot down US Apache helicopter at Strait of Hormuz

Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said the army remains on high alert and is prepared to launch another strike on Iran if directed by the country's leadership. According to remarks published by the Israeli military, Zamir described the recent operation against Iran as part of preparations for a potentially more significant and severe military campaign in the future.

Two Lebanese Red Cross paramedics were injured in an Israeli strike in the southern city of Tyre after a vehicle near their base was targeted, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. The attack has claimed at least nine lives so far. In a separate incident, Israeli strikes on the border town of Maroun al-Ras reportedly destroyed several homes.

US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter while it was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. He said both pilots survived unharmed but added that the United States would be compelled to respond to the incident.

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Israel share many common interests, but acknowledged that the two allies do not always agree on every issue, particularly regarding Iran.

Speaking to Fox News, Vance said recent developments had created an opportunity for the United States to pursue a long-term agreement on Iran's nuclear programme. He added that President Donald Trump believes a lasting settlement is achievable and that such a deal would serve America's national interests, regardless of whether Israel fully supports the approach.

The Israeli military said its troops killed one person during an exchange of fire in the Ramim Ridge area of northern Israel near the Lebanese border. In a statement, the army said no Israeli soldiers were injured in the incident. Security forces continue to search the area, while the Israeli Air Force is assisting operations from the air.

The death toll from an Israeli strike on a residential neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre has risen to nine, while 28 others were injured, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

Rescue teams and civil defence personnel are continuing search operations at the site, clearing debris and rubble in an effort to locate people who remain missing beneath the wreckage.

The Israeli military said it had killed two members of the Islamic Jihad group who were allegedly planning imminent attacks against Israeli troops.

According to the Israel Defence Forces, those killed were Iyad Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Nofal, identified as a Nukhba commander within Islamic Jihad, and Ahmad Abd al-Hamid Hamad Ma’arouf, whom it described as the head of an Islamic Jihad cell. The military alleged that Ma’arouf had been involved in launching rocket attacks against Israel throughout the war.

US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are in their final stages and expressed confidence that a deal could be signed within the next few days. Trump told reporters that Washington was in the “final throes” of securing what he described as a “very good deal,” adding that an agreement could be finalised within two or three days. His remarks came amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, with the US president voicing optimism that diplomacy could help ease tensions in the region.

The Israeli navy has arrested nine Palestinian fishermen while they were working off the coasts of Gaza City and Deir el-Balah, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Fishermen's committees in Gaza said those detained were taken to an undisclosed location.

The arrests are the latest in a series of actions targeting Palestinian fishermen, who have reportedly faced detentions, shootings and the confiscation of their equipment. Gaza has been under an Israeli land, sea and air blockade since 2007, with restrictions on access and movement tightening further since the start of the Israel-Gaza war in October 2023.

Palestinian civilians are being trapped between the actions of Israeli forces, settler violence and Hamas's governance, according to a new report by a UN-mandated commission of enquiry.

The report said civilians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank are being "systematically and deliberately" subjected to serious human rights violations. The commission noted that ordinary Palestinians face the combined impact of what it described as the structural violence and mass atrocities committed by Israeli forces, alongside the fear-driven rule imposed by Hamas.

The investigative body, which last year concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, also highlighted a sharp rise in violence in the occupied West Bank since the outbreak of the war in October 2023. According to the report, Palestinian civilians have increasingly become targets of attacks by Israeli settlers.

Commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar said settler violence is a direct consequence of Israeli policies that, according to the inquiry, support, facilitate and protect such actions.

At least eight people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a densely populated residential area in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, according to local civil defence officials. The attack came shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation and displacement orders for residents, warning of impending military operations in the area, Al Jazeera reported.

At least four people were killed in a series of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon, according to local media reports. An airstrike hit a poultry farm in Adshit, killing its owner, while a drone strike in Haboush killed a 16-year-old boy. Two others died in Kfar Rumman. Additional airstrikes and artillery shelling targeted several towns across the region, Al Jazeera reported.

US President Donald Trump said the pilots involved in the helicopter incident near the Strait of Hormuz are safe and doing well. He added that the United States would release an official report on the incident on Tuesday, amid questions surrounding the circumstances that led to the aircraft going down. (Source: Reuters)

Iran's Under-23 national football team has withdrawn from a planned friendly match against Bahrain, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.

The squad, currently training in Turkiye, has also pulled out of matches scheduled against "Bahrain and several other countries", the report said, without elaborating on the reasons behind the decision or identifying the other teams involved.

The withdrawal comes against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions, following Iran's recent missile strikes on what it described as US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, raising concerns over the broader impact of the crisis on sporting and diplomatic engagements.

The crew of a US military helicopter was safely rescued after the aircraft went down near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The New York Times, which cited two people briefed on the incident.

The helicopter was identified as an Apache attack gunship. The cause of the crash remains unclear, and US officials have not publicly disclosed whether the incident was the result of mechanical failure, hostile action or another factor.

The incident comes at a sensitive time in the region, with the ceasefire between Iran and the United States facing renewed strain amid recent exchanges of strikes and escalating tensions.