A few hours after the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States, Israel launched its “most significant series of strikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the operation,” on March 2, as stated by X, the IDF spokesperson for Arab media. Strikes took place in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon. Later on, the Iranian ambassador in France assured on franceinfo radio that Lebanon was also covered by the ceasefire agreement. Follow our live updates.

• Israel continues its strikes in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office believes the ceasefire agreement “does not include Lebanon.” Israel issued a new evacuation order Wednesday morning for the Tyre region. The pro-Iranian Hezbollah no longer claimed attacks against Israel since midnight French time. The Lebanese army, on its side, called on evacuees not to return to the south of the country.
• Kuwait faces an “intense wave of Iranian attacks.” A few hours after the announcement of a ceasefire, the country mourns an “intense wave of hostile and criminal” Iranian attacks causing significant damage to “petroleum infrastructures, power plants, and desalination plants“. The United Arab Emirates also reported new Iranian attacks on Wednesday.

• Hamas calls the ceasefire an “important step” towards “reducing American dominance”. The Kremlin also hailed the agreement as “very important” to enable de-escalation in the Middle East, expressing hope for soon “direct contacts” between American and Iranian negotiators.

• The United States and Iran agree on a ceasefire. Washington and Tehran reached a two-week ceasefire agreement in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, just over an hour before the expiration of Donald Trump’s ultimatum to destroy the Islamic Republic. The announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since the start of the war, also led to an immediate drop in oil prices on global markets.
• Donald Trump hails a “complete and total victory.” The American President did not say whether he would return to his initial threats to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the agreement were to fail. He also told AFP that he believed China had played a role in bringing Iran to the negotiating table. He also stated that the United States would help resolve congestion in the Strait of Hormuz.