Jane Araf

Earlier on Wednesday, Israel killed one person and wounded several others, including students on a bus, in a separate drone strike, according to Lebanese authorities.

That's despite a ceasefire signed with Lebanon a year ago, halting its war with the militant group Hezbollah.

While Hezbollah has not attacked Israel, the Israeli military has launched almost daily strikes.

It says it's targeting Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

An Israeli attack Tuesday killed at least 13 people in a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tyre, according to Lebanese authorities.

Palestinian officials said it hit a sports field.

For NPR News, I'm Jaina Raff in Amman.

An election boycott by the movement led by Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr led to relatively low turnout.

As in other elections, Iran-backed parties dominated the political scene in central and south Iraq.

Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, who came to power with support from Iran-backed parties, but also maintains good relations with the U.S., is hoping for a second term.

Initial results are expected Wednesday.

But because Iraq's political scene is so fragmented, it will likely take weeks or even months of backroom negotiations to determine which coalition has the most support and the right to choose the president and prime minister.

For NPR News, I'm Jane Araf in Amman.

They are really difficult to find, understandably, because Gaza has essentially been flattened in many areas.

And there are hundreds and hundreds of Palestinian bodies still under the rubble.

No one knows where they are.

This is a result of almost two years of Israeli airstrikes.

Trump spoke with what he noted were leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries behind him at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

He said the ceasefire that he helped broker between Israel and Hamas would not just end fighting in Gaza.

He predicted that other Arab countries would soon join the United Arab Emirates and others in normalizing relations with Israel.