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Following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, a number of unanswered questions hang over the Middle East.

How they're answered could define the future of the region.

From peace in Gaza, which so far seems out of reach, to Iran's uranium and the spectre of further US intervention.

Here are four key questions to keep an eye on moving forward:

Peace in Gaza?

Since 7 October 2023, the war between Israel and Hamas has raged in the enclave.

The initial attack claimed around 1,200 Israeli lives and saw around 250 taken hostage - with around 50 still imprisoned.

In Gaza, more than 56,000 people have been killed, with disagreements over how many of these are militants and how many are innocents.

Earlier this year, a temporary peace was achieved in Gaza.

It led to the return of a number of hostages and the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

However, Israel broke the ceasefire, launching attacks on Gaza and then implementing a blockade of all aid going in.

The disagreement centred around how best to proceed with the ceasefire.

Israel wanted to speed up the release of hostages during phase one of the then-ceasefire.

Hamas wanted to move on to phase two and negotiate a permanent end to the war.

Now, Hamas has said it is willing to free the remaining hostages in Gaza under any deal to end the war permanently.

Israel has said the war can only end if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled.

Hamas refuses to lay down its arms.

In short, the two remain, and long have been, at loggerheads with neither willing to bend or change their position.

The spectre of US intervention

One of the latest major developments in the Middle East has been the US decision to strike Iran.

Donald Trump's team were quick to stress this was simply a one-off attack and would not lead to another dreaded "forever war".

But they went on the offensive, criticising journalists over alleged "fake news".

Despite this, when asked, Trump said he would strike Iran again if necessary.

The fact that the US is now willing to go as far as to attack Iran openly has raised serious questions about how things might play out.

Will Washington go further in hitting Tehran or will Trump stick to his word?

And could the US be pressured into striking anywhere else in the Middle East in support of its ally Israel?

Where's Iran's uranium?

Following the strikes, there were various claims and counterclaims over the efficacy of the US attack.

While some voices from Washington described Tehran's nuclear facilities as "obliterated," we heard from the nuclear watchdog chief who said Iran could be enriching uranium in a matter of months.

Most of Iran's highly enriched uranium was thought to be at Isfahan - which was hit by US Tomahawk missiles in the attack.

Reports have suggested Iran has around 400kg of highly enriched uranium.

It isn't known if this is buried beneath the rubble in Isfahan, or if it was moved elsewhere ahead of the strikes.

Israel initiated the 12-day war over fears of Tehran getting a nuclear bomb - something it denies.

The fate of the uranium could decide whether the two nations end up fighting further, or not.

Gaza aid

In recent months, Israel supplanted the UN as the central aid provider with a US-backed group called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

The group has since come under criticism, but defended its conduct in a warzone.

Watch the aid boss hit out at 'disinformation' in the video below

At its aid distribution points, there have been a number of incidents in which Palestinians have been shot and killed.

This is allegedly by Israeli fire.

The Hamas-run health ministry has said hundreds have been killed in such incidents.

Watch a report on one such incident below

The humanitarian situation in the enclave became dire as well, under the prolonged Israeli aid blockade.

Today, the GHF said it had delivered 50 million meals, but it isn't clear whether this is enough, and whether much-needed aid will get into the enclave to those who need it most.

And will GHF remain in place, or will the UN be restored to its position?

The answer to these questions could be key to the lives and wellbeing of countless Palestinians.

Here's an update on a story we brought you earlier.

In our 7.41 post, we brought you the news that 71 people had been killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran's notorious Evin prison.

The attack took place on 23 June, during the 12-day war.

Well now we can bring you some pictures of an office building at the Evin Prison, illustrating some of the damage.

A judiciary spokesperson previously said part of the administrative building had been damaged in the attack, and people had been killed.

French President Emmanuel Macron has just taken to social media to say he had a phone call with Iran's president today.

Macron broke down his key messages from the call:

• Release of detained French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris
• Protection of French nationals and facilities in Iran, "which must not be subject to any threats"
• Respect for the ceasefire to help restore peace in the region
• Return to the negotiating table to address ballistic and nuclear issues
• Upholding the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the swift resumption of the International Atomic Energy Agency's work in Iran to ensure full transparency

Macron says he will continue working in the coming days to achieve the goals.

Iran's nuclear programme has been set back by "several years" after US strikes, a research director at United Against Nuclear Iran has said.

Speaking to Jonathan Samuels, Daniel Roth explained that "very few sites" in the world would be able to survive what hit the three enrichment centre pieces in Iran's nuclear programme.

Roth said that he agreed with the assessment of the International Atomic Energy Agency chief that Iran could go back to enriching uranium within a few months, but described the statement as "a throwaway comment".

He also said Donald Trump's claim that Iran's nuclear programme has been "obliterated" (see 16.33 post) was "probably not correct".

Instead, Roth said he agrees with the assessment that the Iranian nuclear programme has been "set back by several years".

Asked whether Iran could have moved some of the enriched uranium before the US strikes, Roth suggested that could be a possibility, but warned that there is a danger Iran will continue with its programme.

"The Iranians have not given any signals that they are going to back away from this," he added.

"But for the foreseeable future, it is expensive to maintain this."

Watch the full interview in the video below.

Before Benjamin Netanyahu began his evening cabinet meeting (see 17.02 post), he visited a Shin Bet facility in southern Israel.

Netanyahu said the 12-day war against Iran opened "many new opportunities" including "broad regional possibilities".

"Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both tasks, but beyond that, broad regional possibilities open up," he added.

Israel's prime minister is meeting with ministers, aides and officers to discuss his country's progress in Gaza as well as a hostage deal.

Back to the fallout of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, and Israel's oil refineries has said it resumed activities at its Haifa facility which was shut down after an Iranian strike two weeks ago.

It said operations were gradually being restored and would likely be fully operational by October.

On 15 June, the company Bazan said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by Iranian missile strikes which killed three employees.

Israel's energy minister Eli Cohen said the country's energy system "functioned flawlessly throughout the war, and the swift resolution of the issue is further proof of the strength and resilience of Israel's energy sector."

The decision to continue broadcasting Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance after "death to the IDF" chants was an "appalling failure" by the BBC, a former director for the national broadcaster has said.

Speaking to Jonathan Samuels, Danny Cohen said the situation is "extremely serious" and the BBC has "many serious questions to answer".

"People have to understand that this is an inflection point," Cohen said.

"The Jewish community watching that, it would have sent a shiver down people's spines."

"It will send a shiver of fear, despair, disgust and shock, and the fact that the BBC didn't cut the feed and allowed that to continue is truly appalling."

Watch the full interview in the video below.

We've just heard from Sir Keir Starmer on the "death to the IDF" [Israel Defence Forces] chants from rap duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.

"There is no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech," the prime minister said.

"I said that Kneecap should not be given a platform and that goes for any other performers making threats or inciting violence.

"The BBC needs to explain how these scenes came to be broadcast."

Starmer's comments come after the music festival's organiser said the chants "crossed the line" (see 10.55 post).

Emily Eavis said she was "appalled" by the statements made by Bob Vylan on the West Holts stage yesterday.

Earlier, we told you about evacuation orders issued by Israel covering Gaza City and the Jabalia area in the north (see 9.33 post).

We can now bring you these latest pictures showing Palestinians fleeing their homes after those evacuation orders.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be holding talks later today on Israel's progress in its Gaza offensive (see 13.41 post).

We can now bring you more details on those talks, which will also include efforts to reach a hostage deal.

The meeting will also be attended by Israeli defence minister Israel Katz as well as other ministers, aides and senior officers.

It comes as a senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel that the country is actively working on a hostage deal in Gaza.

"There are ongoing contacts through the mediating countries, and we are in continuous contact with the Americans," the official said.

That's after Donald Trump took to social media to once again call for a peace deal, urging both sides to "make the deal in Gaza" and "get the hostages back" (see 7.36 post).