The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.

Australia relaxes travel warnings to Israel, other Mideast countries after US-Iran deal

Australia relaxes its travel advice for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates after the US and Iran reached an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the advisory has moved to “reconsider your need to travel” from “do not travel,” but adds that Australians should continue to delay non-essential travel to the Gulf states.

“While the security situation across the Middle East could deteriorate rapidly with little warning, the (government) has assessed current conditions in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE as appropriate to move to (the lower level),” Wong says.

Asked for comment on Smotrich ‘annulment’ of Hebron agreement, US reiterates opposition to West Bank annexation

Asked for comment on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s declared annulment of Israel’s 1997 Hebron agreement with the Palestinians, a US State Department spokesperson reiterates Washington’s opposition to Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

Smotrich claimed earlier Tuesday to have “abolished” components of the Hebron agreement that gave the Palestinian municipal council of Hebron authority over planning, zoning and construction in parts of the southern West Bank city.

In an apparent attempt at damage control, Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement denying that the Hebron agreement had been canceled, insisting that the government was merely transferring specific jurisdictions pertaining to settlers and holy........

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