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Iranian officials warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, which began on 28 Feb with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said Washington would not be able to dictate the timing or conditions of an end, according to Iranian state television. President Donald Trump said the US still had to deal with one or two sites in Iran and could do so within ten minutes. Gulf states are preparing for a possible new escalation, with politicians and experts discussing the risk at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.

Israeli forces have demolished the homes of the gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers at a Hebron checkpoint on 23 Oct, according to the Israeli military. The operation, ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has forcibly displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, and most entrances to Hebron are closed, restricting residents' movement and access to medical care. Israel's government says the operation responds to the attack. UN human rights chief Volker Türk raised concerns of unnecessary and disproportionate use of force and of ethnic cleansing. Palestinian officials accuse Netanyahu of seeking political gain before Israel's general election on Tuesday.

The 27 Oct election results will be certified and delivered to President Isaac Herzog on 4 Nov, confirming that Netanyahu's bloc secured 53 seats while the Change bloc won 48 and Arab parties captured a record 19 seats, leaving no side with the 61 seats needed to form a government. Voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest since 1999. Herzog can assign a 28‑day coalition mandate, extendable by 14 days, and is expected to consult party leaders before deciding whom to task with building a coalition.