Israeli army carries out intense strikes on the city of Tire in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army carried out violent strikes on the coastal city of Tire in southern Lebanon this Sunday, claiming to target “Hezbollah infrastructure”. According to an AFP correspondent on site, this was the most intense bombing recorded in the city since the start of the conflict, with several buildings having been completely destroyed.
The majority of residents have left the city. Only a few thousand people still remain there, often grouped together in the rare areas not affected by Israeli evacuation orders. Many would now spend their nights in their vehicles. Despite the bombings, Tire’s three hospitals continue to operate. The Lebanese Ministry of Health indicates, however, that thirteen employees of the Hiram hospital were injured during a strike that occurred near the establishment.
At the same time, Hezbollah claimed to have fired projectiles towards several Israeli positions in northern Israel. The Israeli army assures that most were intercepted or fell in uninhabited areas.
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Israel dropped white phosphorus on civilian areas in Arnoun, Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/UqROaHwgbQ
— Focus (@FocusinfosFr) May 31, 2026
The UN Security Council will meet urgently on Monday after the Israeli advance in Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday at the request of France, after the capture by the Israeli army of the Beaufort Fortress, an emblematic site located in southern Lebanon, according to diplomatic sources cited by AFP.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, justified this initiative by estimating that, if Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah attacks, “nothing can justify” the continuation of Israeli military operations and an “increasingly deep” presence on the territory. Lebanese.
Jean-Noël Barrot: “I requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council” on the clashes between Lebanon and Israel
“Nothing can justify the military extension of Israeli operations in Lebanon,” adds the Minister of Foreign Affairs pic.twitter.com/HQTupgpEpm
— BFM Politique (@BFMPolitique) May 31, 2026
The meeting will be held in the wake of another emergency session of the Security Council, requested by Romania after the fall of a drone on a building in the town of Galati.
Emmanuel Macron pleads for a rapid agreement between Washington and Tehran
Emmanuel Macron indicated that he spoke this Sunday with several leaders of the Middle East, including the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman, the Sultan of Oman Hatham Ben Tariq, the Emirati President Mohammed Ben Zayed and the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
In a message published on X, the head of state considered it “essential” that an agreement between the United States and Iran be concluded quickly. He also calls for a ceasefire and the “immediate” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, unconditionally and in compliance with international law. Emmanuel Macron also assured that France was ready to contribute to securing maritime traffic in the region, to support discussions on the Iranian nuclear program and to participate in the establishment of a regional security framework.
I spoke with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Ben Salman, Sultan of Oman Hatham Bin Tariq, UAE President Mohammed Ben Zayed and Egyptian President Abdefattah Al Sissi.
To everyone, I carry the same message: it is essential that an agreement…
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 31, 2026
Concerning Lebanon, the French president believes that “it is urgent that the weapons be silenced” and judges that “nothing justifies the major escalation” underway in the south of the country. He reaffirmed France’s support for the Lebanese authorities for the restoration of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Lebanon records more than 3,400 deaths since the start of the Israeli offensive
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced this Sunday that the death toll from the Israeli offensive carried out since March 2 now stands at 3,412 dead and 10,269 wounded.
According to health authorities, Israeli strikes carried out over the past 24 hours have left 57 dead and 174 additional injured. Despite the ceasefire that came into force in April and was extended several times, the Israeli army continues to carry out strikes in several regions of Lebanon.
Donald Trump says US ‘should never have been’ in Iraq
During an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump said that the United States “should never have been” in Iraq, describing the American intervention as a “serious mistake”.
Criticized for his military intervention in the Middle East, Donald Trump defended the strikes carried out against Tehran, claiming that they had prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. According to him, without these operations, the Islamic Republic would have military nuclear capabilities today.
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— FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) May 31, 2026
Iran reopens bombed underground missile bases
According to an analysis of satellite images relayed by CNN, Iran has undertaken to put back into service several underground missile bases targeted in recent weeks by American and Israeli strikes. Tehran has already reopened at least 50 access points spread across 18 military sites.
The bombings mainly targeted tunnel entrances, access roads and launch infrastructure in order to hinder the use of Iranian missiles and launchers. But the work observed on site raises questions about the long-term effectiveness of this strategy.
According to CNN, the United States is continuing its assessments to determine how much of Iran’s missile and drone capabilities remain operational. Several experts believe that the most deeply buried installations remain particularly difficult to neutralize by air strikes and that attacks on access often only temporarily slow down operations.
Gaza: Israel claims to have destroyed three weapons depots belonging to Hamas
In a statement, the Israeli army announced on Sunday that it had struck and destroyed three weapons warehouses of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past week. According to the military, these facilities contained explosive devices, assault rifles, sniper rifles and other combat equipment. Around ten pick-ups used by Hamas for military purposes were also destroyed.
Iran resumes gas production
Iran has resumed gas production on three offshore platforms from the giant South Pars field, after an interruption caused by Israeli strikes which affected some processing facilities on land. The information was announced by the general director of Pars Oil and Gas Company, quoted by state media. Located between Iranian and Qatari territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, South Pars is considered the largest natural gas deposit in the world.
Lebanon says Israeli strike near southern hospital injured 13 workers
An Israeli strike near a hospital in Tire, southern Lebanon, injured 13 staff members on Sunday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, as Israel steps up its strikes and ground operations in the region.
Benjamin Netanyahu says capture of Lebanon’s Beaufort Fortress a ‘decisive turning point’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that the capture of the Beaufort Fortress, in southern Lebanon, was a “decisive turning point” in the Israeli army’s offensive against Hezbollah in the neighboring country. “I have ordered the IDF to expand operations in Lebanon. Our forces have crossed the Litani. They have taken control of strategic heights. They have seized the Beaufort Ridge. And from now on, my instructions are to deepen and extend our control of the places which were under the control of Hezbollah,” he said in a video released by his office, adding that “the capture of Beaufort is a spectacular step and a decisive turning point” in the offensive.
Lebanon: France requests “an emergency meeting” of the UN Security Council
France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after the Israeli army seized the emblematic medieval Beaufort fortress in Lebanon, the French Minister of Affairs announced this Sunday foreigners. “Nothing can justify the prolongation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon and its ever-deepening occupation in Lebanese territory,” declared Jean-Noël Barrot on BFMTV. “This is a major mistake for Israel because (…) this advance on Lebanese territory is not only contrary to Israel’s commitments, since since April 17, we have had a ceasefire in Lebanon, and it is contrary to international law,” he added.
Iran will not approve any agreement with Washington without guarantees on its rights, says its chief negotiator
Iran will not approve any agreement with the United States until its rights are fully guaranteed, said this Sunday the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who heads Tehran’s negotiating team with Washington. “We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been fully guaranteed,” Ghalibaf said in a video broadcast by state television.
The United States blocks a cargo ship trying to reach an Iranian port
The other major point of dispute between the United States and Iran is the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has virtually locked it down while the United States imposes a blockade of Iranian ports. The American military command for the Middle East (Centcom) said on Saturday that it had stopped a cargo ship sailing under the Gambian flag and trying to reach an Iranian port, using a missile fired at its engine room. And according to contacts with Iranian sailors cited by the Tasnim news agency, the United States continues to prevent Iranian commercial ships from circulating.
Donald Trump “pas pressé”
In an interview broadcast Saturday on Fox News, Donald Trump assures him: “I’m not in a hurry.” For the Republican billionaire, “slowly but surely, I believe we are getting what we want. And if we don’t get what we want, things will end up differently,” he added. The nuclear issue is one of the main points of friction between the United States and Iran in these negotiations to end the war.
Lebanon: the Israeli army calls for the evacuation of the entire area south of the Zahrani River
The Israeli army called this Sunday for the evacuation of the entire area south of the Lebanese Zahrani River, around forty kilometers from the border with Israel, at a time when it is expanding its operations in the neighboring country against Hezbollah pro-Iranian. “Any building used by Hezbollah for military purposes can become a target,” Avichay Adraee, an Arabic-speaking army spokesperson, warned in a message posted on Telegram. “Inhabitants of southern Lebanon, you must move immediately north of the Zahrani River.”
Lebanon: Israel seizes iconic medieval Beaufort fortress
The Israeli army announced this Sunday that it had captured the emblematic medieval fortress of Beaufort, where its flag now flies. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced it, with supporting photos, which opens the way for its progression towards the Nabatiyé region. “43 years after the heroic battle of Beaufort and on this day of commemoration of the soldiers who fell during the First Lebanon War (1982)”, soldiers “returned to the summit of Beaufort and raised the flag of Israel again”, he said.
Donald Trump claims to have received a commitment from Iran not to acquire nuclear weapons
Donald Trump affirms that Iran has committed not to acquire nuclear weapons, one of the major points of friction in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end their war. In an interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, recorded earlier this week and broadcast on Fox News on Saturday, the president claimed to have received a guarantee that Tehran would not acquire atomic weapons, whether by manufacturing or buying them. “The only guarantee I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They accepted that, and that was very interesting,” said Donald Trump.
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