Middle East Live: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Live Middle East Live: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon Middle East

Issued on: 27/05/2026 - 03:48Modified: 27/05/2026 - 05:22

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Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

 

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Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead

 Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.

In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Israel Katz, said the strikes had targeted the new leader of Hamas' military wing. They identified him as Mohammed Odeh and called him “one of the architects” of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that triggered over two years of war. 

The strike came less than two weeks after Israel killed the previous head of Hamas' military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad.

27/05/2026 - 03:42

Israeli military says projectile from Lebanon falls in open area in Israel, no injuries

The Israeli military ⁠said on Wednesday a ​projectile launched ‌from Lebanon fell ‌in an ​open area in Israel after sirens sounded ​in ​several northern ​areas, but no ​injuries were reported.

27/05/2026 - 03:42

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there.

In south Lebanon, Israel carried out strikes on Tuesday that Beirut's health ministry said killed 31 people, including at least four children.

Iran has demanded that any peace accord apply to Lebanon, where an April 17 truce has failed to stop fighting that began when militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in early March. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to "crush" Hezbollah, and an Israeli military official told AFP the following day that the country's forces were expanding their ground operations deeper inside Lebanon.

27/05/2026 - 03:38

• US military says it carried out 'self-defence' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
• Rubio says Iran deal still possible within days despite US strikes
• Iran's supreme leader says regional powers will no longer be a shield for US bases
• Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12
• Iran partially restores internet access after months-long shutdown

Yesterday's key developments:

• The United States has violated the ceasefire with strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, Iran's foreign ministry has said in a statement Tuesday.
• Iran's vice president said on Tuesday that the government has taken the first steps to restore the internet after a near-total blackout since war with the United States and Israel broke out in late February. 
• Israeli ​media reported ​on Tuesday that the military had expanded ​its ‌ground ⁠operations in southern ‌Lebanon beyond the "Yellow ⁠Line".
• Lebanon's health ministry said the cumulative toll from the Israeli ​offensive since March 2 had reached 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded by May 26.

Please find all the latest updates from Tuesday, May 26 here.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters and AP)

Keywords for this article

• Iran
• USA
• Donald Trump
• ceasefire
• Israel
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• Iran war
• Lebanon