Iran claims attacks on strait of Hormuz ships amid fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live

Revolutionary Guard claims attack on oil tanker and two other ships as US carries out tenth consecutive night of strikesFull report: Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US alliesIn Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has built a 14-mile long barrier that separates half of the Palestinian territory that it occupies from the rest of the strip, according to analysis by the Associated Press.The news agency said satellite imagery show an earthen barrier cutting through the central Gaza Strip in areas where Palestinian communities have been demolished by the IDF. At more than 23km, AP reports that the barrier is equivalent to more than half the length of strip, which is about 40km (25 miles) long and 11km (7 miles) wide.Along with the barri