DIRECT. War in the Middle East: American strikes carried out on Iran, despite ongoing negotiations,

Israel says it targeted new head of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza

Israel announced that it had targeted the new leader of the armed wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, who had been recently appointed to this post after a strike that killed his predecessor. The Israeli army “carried out today (Tuesday) a strike in Gaza targeting Mohammed Odeh, the new leader of the armed wing of the terrorist organization Hamas and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre,” said a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

It was not immediately clear whether he had been killed. “He was appointed about a week ago to replace Ezzedine al-Haddad, eliminated in a strike” on May 15, the text continues. A security source in Gaza reported to AFP an intense Israeli bombardment in the west of Gaza City, specifying that he had “no information on the target”.

In Iran, first steps have been taken to restore the internet

Iran has announced the first steps to restore the internet after an almost total outage since the start of the war with the United States and Israel on February 28.

“The first step towards free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken,” declared Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref in a message published on X, adding that with this measure, the demands of the Iranians “will be met”. HAS

Foreign cybersecurity monitoring NGO NetBlocks had previously indicated that Iranian authorities had “partially” restored access to the internet.

Israel calls to evacuate the town of Nabatieh in Lebanon

Israel called for the first time on residents of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon to evacuate the entire town, with Hezbollah saying it had blocked the advance of Israeli forces in a neighboring town. This warning comes the day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to intensify strikes on the country to “crush” Hezbollah.

After US strikes in Iran, China calls on “relevant parties” to respect the ceasefire

China called on “relevant parties” to respect the ceasefire after the United States announced strikes against missile sites in southern Iran, despite the continuation of negotiations. “We urge the parties concerned to respect their commitments regarding the ceasefire, to resolve their differences by peaceful means, to continue to seek through dialogue and negotiation a solution which takes into account the legitimate concerns of all parties,” said a spokesperson for Affairs during a regular press briefing. Chinese foreigners, Mao Ning.

Rubio says Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘one way or another’

The head of American diplomacy maintained that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen “one way or another”, after the announcement of American strikes carried out in the south of Iran which cast doubt on the possibility of a peace agreement. “The straits must be opened. They will be opened one way or another,” Marco Rubio told journalists in Jaipur, India, where he is traveling.

For Marco Rubio, an agreement with Iran remains possible in the coming days

Marco Rubio announced that an agreement with Iran was still possible, despite the latest American strikes against missile sites in the south of the country. “There have been some discussions in Qatar today, so we will see if we can make progress. I think the discussions revolve a lot around the precise wording of the initial text, so it will take a few days,” the secretary of state told reporters in Jaipur, during an official visit to India.

Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon

The Israeli army yesterday increased its strikes in the south and east of Lebanon, despite the truce in force since April 17. Several strikes targeted localities near the ancient city of Tyre, as well as the city and region of Nabatiyé, according to the National Information Agency (Ani, official).

In the evening, Israeli aircraft carried out strikes in eastern Lebanon, according to Ani. “Eight strikes targeted Machghara, in western Bekaa, forming a ring of fire around the town,” she said. Dozens of Israeli strikes also targeted several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, killing three people in two cars and a motorcycle, Ani reported.

Top Iranian officials in Doha, Trump raises stakes for peace deal

Senior Iranian officials traveled to Doha yesterday for negotiations with a view to a peace agreement in the Middle East, even if the two parties tempered hopes of an imminent understanding. Tehran reported progress in the discussions but ruled out the prospect of an imminent agreement to turn the page on hostilities. And Donald Trump raised the stakes by calling on Qatar and Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel.

The visit to Qatar by the Iranian delegation, including chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the Central Bank Governor, is the first of its kind since Tehran’s retaliatory strikes against its Gulf neighbors during the war. According to the official Iranian agency Irna, “it seems that certain American commitments, within the framework of this agreement, will be implemented with the help of Doha” and “this trip aims to ensure Qatar’s availability to provide support in areas linked to American commitments.”

Israel announces intensifying its offensive in Lebanon

Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel was going to “intensify” its offensive to, according to him, “crush” Hezbollah, after dozens of Israeli strikes which left three people dead, according to the Lebanese national information agency, Ani. Hezbollah, for its part, claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against three barracks and a military post in northern Israel.

The United States announced that it would carry out strikes in Iran, despite ongoing peace negotiations

The United States announced yesterday that it had struck missile sites in southern Iran, dealing a blow to the ceasefire despite apparent progress in negotiations to resolve the conflict. “US forces today carried out self-defense strikes in southern Iran “To protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces, the targets included missile launch sites and Iranian craft attempting to lay mines,” the US Middle East Command (Centcom) said in a statement.

Iranian media reported that several loud explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas (south) around midnight (10:30 p.m. in Paris). State television then clarified that the situation had returned to normal, adding that an investigation was underway to determine the origin of the noises.

However, earlier in the day, American Secretary of State Marco Rubio had indicated that an agreement with Iran remained possible. The discussions essentially revolve “around the precise wording of the initial text, so it will take a few days”, he declared during an official visit to India, without providing information on the latest strikes.

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