US Iran War Live Updates: Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, Gaza despite ceasefire

China’s financial regulator has advised the country’s largest lenders to temporarily suspend new loans to five oil refineries recently sanctioned by the US over their alleged ties to Iranian oil, Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter. Regional tensions remain high in West Asia. Israel carried out strikes in Beirut despite an April 17 ceasefire arrangement with Lebanon. Israel also attacked Gaza. Hamas condemned Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza, describing them as a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement” and part of a “war of extermination” in the Palestinian territory. Negotiators are discussing a 14-point draft memorandum aimed…