The increase in Israeli violence on Lebanon is widely believed to be an attempt to exert further pressure on Beirut ahead of Friday's talks at the Pentagon. Officials from Israel and Lebanon are set to meet for security talks in Washington DC after Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes on Lebanon this week. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The increase in Israeli violence on Lebanon is widely believed to be an attempt to exert further pressure on Beirut ahead of Friday's talks at the Pentagon.S1

• Officials from Israel and Lebanon are set to meet for security talks in Washington DC after Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes on Lebanon this week. Meanwhile, JD Vance says a deal with Iran is close. DW has more.S2