Key facts
- Israel conducted airstrikes on Tyre, Lebanon, killing at least 11 people and wounding 32.
- Israel issued an evacuation warning for the entire city of Tyre.
- Israel struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's Dahiyeh.
- Three Lebanese military personnel, including two officers, were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle.
- A Serbian UN peacekeeper died from mortar shelling in southeastern Lebanon.
- The United Nations doubled its aid appeal for Lebanon to $639.9 million.
- Iran's IRGC claimed drone and missile attacks on US assets in Bahrain and Jordan.
- A cargo vessel reported an exchange of fire southwest of Yemen.
- Israel issued displacement orders for Lebanese towns Ghassaniyeh and Houmine al-Faouqa.
- Lebanon's Prime Minister stated Israel conducted nearly 3,500 airstrikes in Lebanon since April 17.
Israel has intensified its strikes across Lebanon, targeting both southern towns and the outskirts of Beirut, resulting in significant casualties. Airstrikes on Tyre killed at least 11 people and wounded 32, prompting an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire city. In another strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh, Hezbollah infrastructure was targeted in response to projectiles fired from Lebanon, marking the first strike on the militant group's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire. Southern Lebanon towns like Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Haboush, and Kfar Remman also experienced Israeli airstrikes. These actions have led to the deaths of three Lebanese military personnel, including two officers, in a strike on a military vehicle in south Lebanon. The Israeli military stated these actions were taken after identifying threats and indications of Hezbollah preparing to fire.
Hezbollah has rejected a US-mediated ceasefire plan, with its leader calling it a "roadmap for annihilation" and vowing to continue resistance as long as the occupation persists. This rejection comes despite a prior ceasefire and ongoing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. The conflict has also impacted UN operations, with a Serbian UN peacekeeper killed and two others wounded by mortar shelling in southeastern Lebanon, marking the seventh peacekeeper killed since March. The United Nations is responding to the escalating humanitarian crisis by doubling its aid appeal for Lebanon to $639.9 million, with an additional $331.5 million sought to aid 1.4 million people.
The broader regional context shows Iran's IRGC claiming drone and missile attacks on US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, following US strikes on southern Iran. These exchanges, however, are not expected by some, like retired General Mark Kimmitt, to derail ongoing talks between the US and Iran. Separately, a cargo vessel reported an exchange of fire southwest of Yemen, with a vessel repelling armed attackers. Israel has also issued displacement orders for several Lebanese towns, including Ghassaniyeh and Houmine al-Fawqa, despite a prior ceasefire, with over 3,660 killed and 11,300 injured in Lebanon since March 2.
Lebanon's Prime Minister stated that Israel conducted nearly 3,500 airstrikes and hundreds of controlled explosions in Lebanon since a US-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 17. While this ceasefire has largely halted strikes on Beirut, it has not stopped fighting in southern Lebanon. The UN has warned of a deteriorating humanitarian situation due to the ongoing hostilities.