RECAP. Summary of the day
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Lebanon and Israel to extend their ceasefire by 45 days which was due to expire on Sunday, announced the US State Department, during a second day of talks between the two Middle Eastern states in Washington.
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The Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it had conducted a strike in Gaza targeting the head of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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The United Arab Emirates rejected “catégoriquement” les allégations de Téhéranwho accused them of playing a role “Active” alongside the United States and Israel in the war against Iran.
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The French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle and its escort have arrived “sur zone” in the Arabian Sea where they are prepositioned in the event of a mission being triggered “Neutral” to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, announced Minister Delegate for the Armed Forces Alice Rufo.
9:20 p.m. – Strike hits building in Tire, Lebanon
A strike hits a building in Tire in Lebanon after an Israeli warning according to an AFP journalist. Lebanon, for its part, announces the death of three rescue workers in this Israeli strike.
9:10 p.m. – Only the army should hold weapons in the country
The prime minister believes that only the army should hold weapons in the country. Lebanon has seen enough wars « irresponsables » carried out in the name of foreign interests, he explains.
8:25 p.m. – Lebanon and Israel extend their ceasefire by 45 days
Lebanon and Israel will extend their ceasefire by 45 days, which was due to expire on Sunday, the US State Department announced during a second day of talks between the two Middle East states in Washington.
Despite the ceasefire that came into effect on April 17, the Israeli army continued to strike pro-Iranian Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing at least 400 people, according to a count based on official figures.
8:10 p.m. – Israeli army issues evacuation order for areas of Tire
The Israeli army called on residents of several buildings in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre to immediately evacuate in anticipation of strikes planned for Friday in the area.
“Urgent warning to residents of Lebanon, especially residents of the city of Tyre… You are in the vicinity of Hezbollah terrorist infrastructures against which the Israeli army is preparing to intervene.”declared on X Colonel Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the army in Arabic. “We urge you to immediately move away from these buildings and surrounding structures, and move at least 300 meters away from them.”indicates the message, accompanied by a map identifying the targeted sites.
7:45 p.m. – Israel says it carried out strike against head of Hamas’s military wing
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it had carried out a strike in Gaza targeting the head of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, armed forces carried out a strike in Gaza targeting top terrorist Ezzedine al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’ military wing and one of the main architects of the October 7 massacre.”according to a press release from the ministry.
7:37 p.m. – Israel says it killed 220 Hezbollah fighters over a week
The Israeli army said it had killed more than 220 fighters from the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon over the past week. This announcement coincides with the second day of direct negotiations in Washington between Lebanon and Israel, aimed at ending the war.
“More than 220 Hezbollah terrorists who carried out attacks against Israeli army soldiers have been eliminated.” over the past week, the Israeli army said. During the same period, Israeli forces also struck more than 440 Hezbollah targets in several regions of southern Lebanon, the army added.
7:16 p.m. – Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli army barracks
Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli barracks in Nahariya, northern Israel, on the second day of talks in Washington between Lebanon and Israel to end the war.
The pro-Iranian movement indicated in a press release that it had “Targeted the Liman barracks”to the north of Nahariya “With a squadron of attack drones”.
6:30 p.m. – Palestinians cannot be ignored
The Palestinian people cannot be “Unknown” and no one other than him has the right to determine his future, President Mahmoud Abbas argued on Friday during the commemoration at the UN of the “Nakba”the exodus of 1948.
Since 2023, under a General Assembly resolution, the UN has officially commemorated the anniversary of the Nakba, “catastrophe” in Arabic, a period during which approximately 760,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were driven from their homes during the creation of the state of Israel.
“Commemorating this anniversary is a recognition of a historic injustice against the Palestinian people who remain rooted in their land, and represents a step in the right direction to redress this injustice.”declared Mahmoud Abbas in a speech read by Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour.
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5:17 p.m. – Emirates denies playing active role in war
The United Arab Emirates rejected “catégoriquement” the allegations from Tehran, which accused them of playing a role “Active” alongside the United States and Israel in the war against Iran.
Minister of State Khalifa bin Shaheen al-Marar reported on the “Categorical rejection of Iranian allegations and attempts to justify Iranian terrorist attacks targeting the UAE” as well as other countries, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
16 h 07 – L’ONU encourage les négociations
The UN humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, considered that the ongoing negotiations between Lebanon and Israel were a « occasion unique » to end the war, at a time when Israeli strikes are killing a number « inacceptable » of civilians.
“Diplomatic efforts offer unique opportunity to end violenceâ€said Imran Riza in a statement, expressing hope that “The current negotiations open the way to a political solution”. “Airstrikes and demolitions continue every day”causing “an unacceptable toll of civilian casualties, in addition to the damage caused to civilian infrastructureâ€he added.
3:55 p.m. – Second day of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel
Israel and Lebanon began a second day of negotiations in Washington, according to diplomats, despite a new outbreak of violence marked by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. This third cycle of discussions, which began Thursday, resumed after 9:00 a.m. at the State Department.
A State Department official said the first day of talks, Thursday, had been « positive » et « productive »but Israel later announced that a soldier had been killed in southern Lebanon and launched new strikes targeting Hezbollah.
15 h 38 – Israel controls 60 % of the Gaza strip
Israeli forces currently control 60% of the Gaza Strip, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first official confirmation of the extension of the area in Israeli hands into the Palestinian territory ravaged by two years of war.
“Over the past two years, we have shown the world the power that lies within our people, our state, our army, our heritage.”launched the leader Thursday on the occasion of the « Jerusalem Day »comments released by his office to the media.
“We brought home all our hostages, down to the last one. (…) We have not ceded any territory. Some told us to leave, we did not leave and today we control 60% of the territory. Tomorrow we will see »he added.
2:52 p.m. – The aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle in the Arabian Sea
The French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle and its escort have arrived “sur zone” in the Arabian Sea where they are prepositioned in the event of a mission being triggered “Neutral” to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, announced Minister Delegate for the Armed Forces Alice Rufo.
“It has passed the Suez Canal, it has advanced towards the Arabian Sea and it is in the area, but it is not in the Strait of Hormuz.”he affirmed to the minister, questioned by BFM TV.
“From the beginning, France’s position has really been to offer the possibility of resuming freedom of maritime movement in the strait, but according to a modality which is not at all an offensive modality, but completely defensive and in compliance with international law.”she added.
2:21 p.m. – Iran lets more ships pass through Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are now allowing more ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, almost entirely paralyzed by Tehran since the start of the war in the Middle East, state television said.
“More ships can now pass through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination of the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).”assured a journalist from state television, from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. “This indicates that many countries have accepted the new legal protocols that Iran and the IRGC naval forces have established in this region and the Strait of Hormuz.”a-t-il affirmé.
13:52 – The Admirals will accelerate the construction of an oléoduc
The United Arab Emirates will accelerate the construction of a new oil pipeline, Abu Dhabi authorities have indicated, while Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, strategic for global hydrocarbon trade, disrupts Gulf exports.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered state-owned oil company Adnoc “to accelerate the delivery of the projectâ€the completion of which is scheduled for 2027, according to the press service.
13 h 23 – Washington will be ready to continue negotiations
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in New Delhi that his government had received messages from the United States indicating that President Donald Trump’s administration was prepared to continue negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East.
“We have again received messages from the Americans indicating that they are willing to continue discussions and maintain contacts.”declared Abbas Araghchi to the press from the capital of India, where he has been participating since the day before in a meeting of the Brics, a diplomatic bloc of ten non-Western states. American President Donald Trump castigated on May 10 the response given by Tehran to the American proposal to end the war, judging it « totalement inacceptable ».
12:49 p.m. – Iran open to help from Beijing
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in New Delhi that he was open to any support, including from Beijing, to help resolve the conflict in the Middle East. “We appreciate any country that can help, especially China.”he declared to the press from the capital of India, where he has been participating since the day before in a meeting of the Brics, a diplomatic bloc of 10 non-Western states.
“We have very good relations with China, we are strategic partners and we know that (the) Chinese have good intentions. Any initiative on their part likely to support diplomacy would therefore be welcome for the Islamic Republic.”.
11 h 52 – Frappes israéliennes à Tyr
The Israeli army announced that it was carrying out strikes against the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah in the region of Tire, in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire supposed to have been in force for a little less than a month.
The army had declared a little earlier in another press release that « drones explosifs » fired by Hezbollah had fallen in northern Israel without causing any casualties and had denounced a “Nouvelle Violation” terms of the ceasefire. These additional hiccups in the truce come the day after a new session of discussions between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, described as « positives » by the US Department of State.
10:26 a.m. – Palestinian teenager killed in West Bank
A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli soldiers in a village in the northern occupied West Bank, where the Israeli army said it had targeted a “Stone thrower”. Fahd Zidan Oweis (15 ans) a été tué “by bullets from the occupying forces (Israeli army, editor’s note) at dawn in the locality of Lubban al-Sharqiya, in the governorate of Nablus.”indicates a brief statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, specifying that the remains remained in the hands of Israeli forces.
L’arméea déclaré qu’“During a targeted counterterrorism operation in the Lubban al-Sharqiya area, soldiers spotted three terrorists throwing stones at Israeli vehicles traveling on a road.”. “The soldiers fired in the direction of the terrorists and [en] ont éliminé un »indicated a military spokesperson.
7:50 a.m. – Israel calls for evacuation of five villages in Lebanon
The Israeli army has issued calls to evacuate five villages in southern Lebanon, the day after the resumption of discussions in Washington between Israeli and Lebanese representatives and a few days before the expiration of a truce.
Arabic-speaking military spokesman Avichay Adraee listed five villages near Tire called to evacuate, saying the army was «Obligée d’agir avec force» against pro-Iranian Hezbollah “In light of the violation of the ceasefire agreement”.
6:30 a.m. – Beijing calls for ceasefire
Beijing demanded a complete ceasefire in the Middle East and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, on the sidelines of the summit between Chinese Presidents Xi Jinping and American Donald Trump.
“Sea lanes must be reopened as soon as possible as requested by the international community (…) A comprehensive and lasting ceasefire must be established as soon as possibleâ€underlines a press release from Chinese foreign affairs.
6 h 23 – An Israeli soldier flees to Lebanon
An Israeli soldier was killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army announced, bringing to 20 the number of deaths in its ranks in clashes with pro-Iranian Hezbollah since the beginning of March. Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, aged 20, “Fallen in combat in southern Lebanonâ€wrote the army in a press release.
In total, 20 Israelis have been killed in Lebanon – 19 soldiers and one contract worker working for the army – since the war began on March 2. Over the same period, Israeli bombings left more than 2,800 dead in Lebanon, including at least 200 children, according to Beirut.
RECAP – The essential news of the night
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Donald Trump said Thursday that he “Would smell better” if the United States recovered enriched uranium from Iran. “I’d rather have it. I’d feel better if I had it.”said the American president in an interview with Fox News. “What we could do is bomb again.”he added, referring to the 2025 strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
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Discussions between Israel and Lebanon on a soon-to-expire ceasefire were « positives » and will continue as planned for a second day, a US official said.
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Hezbollah said it used a drone to attack Israeli soldiers in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli military previously reported that a Hezbollah drone attack injured several civilians. The latter had been evacuated to a hospital. The Israeli army also announced a new wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and ordered the evacuation of around ten villages in the south of the country.
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The new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has promised to ensure that the state has a monopoly on arms, a measure in line with American demands for the disarmament of pro-Iranian militias.
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The war brings the world economy closer to a scenario « défavorable »warns the IMF: the continued disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East risk resulting in less growth and more inflation on a global scale.
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Iran announced that its naval forces had authorized the passage of several Chinese ships through the Strait of Hormuz since Wednesday. This passage, which began «La nuit dernière»was made possible thanks to “Close relations between the two countries and their strategic partnership”they specified. Iranian state television said “More than 30 ships” had been authorized to cross the strait, without indicating whether they were exclusively Chinese ships.
