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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he agreed with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday to continue coordination between the two sides on various fronts.

A statement from Netanyahu's office said: "As part of the ongoing contacts between Netanyahu and Trump, another conversation took place during which coordination between the two countries in various fields was strengthened." The statement added that Trump briefed Netanyahu on "the American moves in the Gulf."

According to the statement, the Israeli prime minister stressed during the conversation with the US president the need to maintain a security zone along Israel's borders with Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip.

This comes as the US struck Iran again on Thursday, which responded by targeting countries in the region.

The US bombing killed 17 people and injured 93 others in Iran since the resumption of hostilities the previous day, despite the memorandum of understanding signed between the parties to end the conflict, according to the latest figures from the Health Ministry.

The hostilities weaken the truce that US President Donald Trump considered "ended," and he vented his anger on Iranian leaders, describing them as "sick people" with whom he no longer wishes to "deal," while at the same time keeping the door open for his negotiating team to continue talks.

Trump wrote on social media above a picture he posted showing what appears to be a strike on a site in Iran: "This is revenge for the strikes Iran launched against ships yesterday. If that happens again, it will get much worse!"

Washington accused the Iranian military of launching raids on Tuesday on at least three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where maritime traffic has since slowed significantly, according to data from the maritime tracking platform "Kpler."

US military officials said about 90 Iranian military targets were struck in the latest strikes, which targeted air defense systems, missile storage sites, and drones.

However, Iran accused the United States of targeting civilian infrastructure, including bridges and the railway line connecting Tehran and Mashhad (northeast). The strikes also affected the "vicinity" of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr province (south), which had been hit during the war, according to an Iranian official.

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