Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel and Lebanon to hold talks Thursday; US hits Iran’s oil sector with new sanctions

New meeting to come after rare direct talks between the countries mediated by US; Netanyahu earlier says Israel about to ‘overwhelm’ part of southern Lebanon

Here are some of the latest images coming in from the Middle East amid growing optimism that the war may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the Trump administration talking up hopes for a deal that would open the strait of Hormuz.

The European Union is drafting plans to tackle a looming jet fuel supply crunch and maximise refinery output, officials said.

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