Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to legislation that would make it more difficult to give up parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal with the Palestinians.

At least two people were killed and six wounded when a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives attacked a gathering of Sunni Arab tribal sheikhs south of Baghdad on Wednesday, police sources said.

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded when they were hit by a roadside bomb in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military reported.Another U.S. soldier was shot and killed near Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.