JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) - Israel's annual inflation rate held steady in April at 1.9%, according to data on Friday from the Central Bureau of Statistics that was slightly below estimates. The April rate was below expectations of 2.

Iran didn't attack Israel with drones in its most recent war -- but it did in the last war, and might again in the next.

Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may strike an agreement with Iran before addressing some of the key issues that drove the two countries to launch the war in the first place, multiple Israeli sources have told CNN.

The Abraham Accords are a series of agreements between Israel, UAE and Bahrain, normalising Israel’s relations with several Arab nations. The initial accords, which were mediated by the US, were signed on 15 September 2020. Three months later, Sudan and Morocco joined the pact.

Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment, dismantle underground nuclear sites, restrict missiles and cut ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, experts say.

A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates’ oil export terminal of Fujairah was seized on Thursday and is being taken toward Iranian territorial waters, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.

Israel-Hezbollah tensions are spiraling once again as the Lebanon-based armed group launched explosive drone strikes into northern Israel while fresh Lebanon-Israel talks unfold in Washington. Civilians were injured after a Hezbollah drone struck Rosh Hanikra,

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed to US and Israeli actions as the cause of the Gulf crisis. He stated Iran did not block the Strait of Hormuz. Lavrov proposed regional security talks involving Iran and Arab nations.