DIRECT. War in the Middle East: clashes between Israel and Hezbollah ahead of negotiations

RECAP. The results on the 94th day

• Donald Trump a affirmé que discussions between the United States and Iran continued “sans interruption”refuting reports that Tehran had broken off dialogue with Washington because of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.

• Hezbollah will not accept a “Partial ceasefire” with Israel threatening a response from the movement in the event of an Israeli attack on Beirut and its suburbs.

• US believes Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “They live” et “more and more involved” in the direction of the country, declared the head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, while negotiations to end the war are stalling.

• Israeli strikes on Monday on the southern Lebanese city of Tire killed four people and injured 127 others, including 39 hospital staff, the Lebanese health ministry said Tuesday.

7:10 p.m. – Discussions with Iran continue “without interruption”

Donald Trump said talks between the United States and Iran were continuing “sans interruption”refuting reports that Tehran had broken off dialogue with Washington because of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon. “O cela va mener, on ne sait pas”the American president wrote on his Truth Social network about these negotiations with Iran, carried out for weeks to put an end to the war launched on February 28.

“The false reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States stopped talking to each other a few days ago are false and erroneous.”he added. “Our discussions continued without interruption, four days ago, three days ago, two days, one day and today.”he added.

6:01 p.m. – Hezbollah “will not accept a partial ceasefire†with Israel

Hezbollah will not accept a “Partial ceasefire” with Israel, said a senior official of the pro-Iranian group, threatening a response from the movement in the event of an Israeli attack on Beirut and its suburbs.

“We will not accept any partial ceasefire agreement”assured Mahmoud Qomati in a written statement. “The Zionist enemy must know that any aggression against the suburbs may provoke a stronger response.” from Hezbollah. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that the United States had validated the principle according to which Israel would strike the southern suburbs of the capital, a stronghold of Hezbollah, if the latter targets its territory.

17:25 – Khamenei is “more and more involved”

US believes Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “They live” et “more and more involved” in the direction of the country, declared the head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, while negotiations to end the war are stalling.

“I think there are signs that he is becoming more involved at some level, even though all of his communications have been in writing and through third parties.”affirmed Marco Rubio before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

16 h 50 – Israël veut faire disparaître « le régime de terreur » iranien

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would work to eliminate “le regime of terror” Iranian, in a video released by his office.

Speaking during the induction ceremony of the new head of Mossad (Israeli foreign intelligence) Roman Gofman, Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted while speaking of Iran a “A regime of terror that is voué à disparaître”. “And we will help make that happen – this regime will no longer threaten us with nuclear weapons and thousands of deadly missiles.”he added.

3:27 p.m. – Container ship hit in Gulf

A container ship in the Gulf was hit by two projectiles as it left a port in Iraq, the transport company MSC, headquartered in Geneva, said the day after the incident. The MSC and the British maritime safety agency UKMTO, which reported the incident on Monday, indicated that no crew members had been injured.

In Iran, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards said a cruise missile had targeted the MSC Sariska V, flying the Panamanian flag and according to him belonging to «à l’ennemi americano-zioniste». According to this spokesperson, the container ship was targeted in retaliation for a US attack on the Iranian ship Lion Star in the Arabian Sea

The UKMTO said the container ship was 40 nautical miles from the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr when the attack took place.

3:16 p.m. – New session of talks between Israel and Lebanon

The ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon were received at the State Department for a new session of direct talks, as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire after Donald Trump claimed to have received a commitment from a appeasement on the part of both camps.

This fourth meeting between representatives of the two countries, which do not maintain diplomatic relations, takes place at the State Department and is scheduled to last two days. It brings together Israeli representatives Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Nada Hamadeh Moawad, as well as Daniel Holler, a senior advisor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is not participating in this session.

2:43 p.m. – Four dead and 127 injured in southern Lebanon

Israeli strikes on Monday on the southern Lebanese city of Tire killed four people and injured 127 others, including 39 hospital staff, the Lebanese health ministry said Tuesday.

The strikes seriously damaged the Jabal Amel hospital, one of the city’s main establishments, the ministry said in a statement. “Four doctors, 27 nurses and eight staff members were injured, four of whom are in critical condition in intensive care.”a-t-il précisé.

1:19 p.m. – The fate of Beirut linked to that of northern Israel

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that his country had obtained approval from the United States to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah, in the event of an attack by the pro-Iranian group on its soil, according to a press release from his office.

“The Prime Minister and I led, with the Israeli army, a process aimed at establishing an equation according to which the fate of Dahiyeh (the southern suburbs, Editor’s note) in Beirut would be linked to that of the northern localities of Israel. If Israeli communities continue to be attacked, we will evacuate and strike the Shiite neighborhood of Dahiyeh in Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah.”Israel Katz said.

“The United States has validated this principle and communicated it to the Lebanese government as well as to all parties concerned (…) Either the shooting against the localities stops, or, if it continues, we will strike Dahiyeh in Beirutâ€continued the minister.

11 h 36 – Israël appelle à lévacuation de Nabatiyé

The Israeli army has called on the Lebanese population to evacuate the town of Nabatiyé, ahead of planned attacks against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, despite the current truce. “Hezbollah having violated the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army is forced to intervene”said Avichay Adraee, an Arabic-speaking military spokesperson, urging residents of this town in southern Lebanon to leave their homes.

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon are almost daily despite the truce theoretically in force since April 17, with the army accusing Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire.

11:29 a.m. – Six dead in Israeli strike in Lebanon

Lebanese civil defense announced that it had removed the bodies of six people from the rubble of a house targeted the evening before by an Israeli strike in a village in the south.

In a press release, civil defense specified that the rescuers had been able to “Extract six bodies from the rubble, as well as three injured people”in the village of Marwaniyé, near Saida. The National Information Agency reported Monday evening a strike on the village, targeted like 15 others by an Israeli evacuation order early in the morning.

11 h 13 – Le Hezbollah respectera la trêve « globale »

The President of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri, who plays an intermediary role between Hezbollah and the United States, will guarantee the membership of the pro-Iranian formation to a “Comprehensive ceasefire” with Israel, said his advisor.

US President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that Israel had promised him not to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut and that Hezbollah would reciprocate “Completely stop the fire”. Both parties have not confirmed.

“President Berri’s main demand is a comprehensive ceasefire. If a comprehensive ceasefire agreement is reached, it guarantees compliance by Hezbollah.”declared his advisor Ali Hamdan. Nabih Berri is the leader of the Shiite Amal movement, an ally of Hezbollah which does not maintain direct contacts with the United States.

10 h 02 – La reprise de la guerre jugée « inévitable » par l’Iran

A resumption of the war against the United States is « inévitable »a senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday, at a time when discussions between Tehran and Washington to put a lasting end to hostilities in the Middle East seem to be stalling.

“The United States demands our total surrender and the Iranian nation will never capitulate.”declared a deputy of the Khatam al-Anbiya joint command, Mohammad Jafar Assadi. “Without capitulation, war is inevitable. So we wait and the war does not scare us.”he added, according to comments reported by state television (Irib).

8:22 a.m. – For Paris, “nothing can justify” the occupation of Lebanon

“Nothing can justify” the continuation of military operations and a prolonged occupation of Israel in Lebanon, estimated the head of French diplomacy, while Israel and Hezbollah continued their clashes into the night despite Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement.

“There is no question that Lebanon is in some way an expiatory victim of an agreement that is struggling to be concluded between Iran and the United States.”further underlined Jean-Noël Barrot on France TV, who said he spoke Monday evening with his American counterpart Marco Rubio.

7:03 a.m. – Hezbollah attacked Israel in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for an attack on an Israeli target early Tuesday in southern Lebanon, as well as others Monday evening, after Donald Trump assured that the two sides would cease their clashes.

The official Lebanese Ani Agency also reported overnight that Israeli strikes had targeted the villages of Marwaniyeh, Sidiqine, Yater and Mansouri, in the south of the country, and that a “Three violent detonations” had been heard in Debbine.

“Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava (…) tank with direct rocket fire.â€which led to its destruction, Hezbollah wrote on Telegram, ensuring that it fights against « l’avancée des forces israéliennes » in Hadatha, in southern Lebanon.

6:40 a.m. – Israel says it intercepted two projectiles coming from Lebanon

The Israeli army announced the interception early Tuesday of two projectiles coming from Lebanon, after Donald Trump assured that the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah and Israel would cease their clashes.

The Israeli army also announced in the same message that a “Suspicious aerial target” had been identified shortly afterwards and had fallen on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, without causing any injuries.

The news of the night

• The UN Secretary-General on Monday recommended maintain UN troops in Lebanon after the departure at the end of 2026 of the current peacekeeping force, an option which risks encountering opposition from the United States and Israel.

• Lebanese authorities announced that Hezbollah had accepted an American proposal to “Mutual cessation of attacks” with Israel, Donald Trump urging both sides to stop fighting “Forever”on the eve of Israeli-Lebanese negotiations in Washington.

• The Israeli army announced Monday evening the death in southern Lebanon of two soldiers, killed by Hezbollah explosive drones, including one near Beaufort Fortress. Doctor Ori Yossef Silvester, 30 years old, “Fallen in combat in southern Lebanonâ€indicated the army in a brief press release. In the morning, she announced the death of senior sergeant Adam Tzarfati, 20, also killed in southern Lebanon.