Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon and Half Marathon, which returned to the West Bank city of Bethlehem after a two-year pause caused by restrictions over the Gaza War. The event drew runners and spectators from across the West Bank and overseas, and happened in conjunction with a race in Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire in the Palestinian Territory continues to hold.
Meanwhile, in other Middle Eastern news: President Trump suspended an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz (BBC Verify has the timeline), Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago, the UAE quit OPEC after nearly 60 years, the US and Iran are engaged in rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz, and more than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expanded its ground operation. But hey - at least there was a fun run.