Israel has agreed to allow in fuel for the first time since March; the E.U. will have a presence at border crossings.

The decision followed discussions with the European Union, which has pressed Israel to ease the dire humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the territory.

Iran's resurgence, Israel's military posture, and U.S. backing create a high-stakes triangle driving the region toward renewed conflict.

Some of Iran’s underground stockpile of near-bomb-grade enriched uranium survived U.S. and Israeli attacks last month and may be accessible to Iran’s nuclear engineers, according to a senior Israeli official.

Israel believes a U.S. strike buried the enriched uranium under an Iranian facility, the official told reporters in Washington.

As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks.