RECAP. The results on the 98th day of the conflict
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The Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun called on Iran to no longer “intervene” in his countryin an interview with the CNN channel, and told Hezbollah supported by Tehran that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged Iran to stop using his country as « moyen de pression » in discussions with the United States to end the war in the Middle East.
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The Iranian army said it fired of the “Warning missiles” against two American ships in the Arabian Seaafter skirmishes in the Gulf this week which weakened the ceasefire in force with the United States since April 8.
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The President of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri, an ally of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, mentioned for the first time the possibility that the movement leaves the south if Israel withdraws from Lebanon and a global truce is concluded.
16 h 08 – L’Iran n’a pas à « intervener au Liban » dit le président libanais
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called on Iran to stop “intervene” in his country, in an interview with the CNN channel, and affirmed to Hezbollah supported by Tehran that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel.
“It’s not your country, it’s ours (…) You don’t have to intervene in our country.”launched the Lebanese leader to Iran. “Hezbollah must understand that there (is) no other solution than to sit down and talk, no other way (…) to save what is left except through negotiation and diplomacy.”he added.
3:26 p.m. – Lebanon does not want to serve as a “means of pressure” on Iran
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday urged Iran to stop using his country as a « moyen de pression » in discussions with the United States to end the war in the Middle East. “If I can say one word to Iran, it is this: have pity on our south, stop treating it (…) as a means of pressure aimed at improving the terms of your negotiationsâ€at-il déclaré.
Tehran demands that any agreement with Washington include an end to hostilities on the Lebanese front, where Israel is fighting pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
3:20 p.m. – Ben Gvir and Smotrich banned from Irish territory
The Irish government announced that it had banned Israeli Ministers of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Bezalel Smotrich, two figures of the far right in Israel, from entering its territory, and called for sanctions at EU level.
This decision was made due to their “Decisive role in the escalation of the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza”indicated the Irish Ministry of Justice.
This announcement comes as within the European Union, Italy and Spain demanded in May the establishment of sanctions against the Israeli Minister of National Security, after the broadcast of a video showing the brutal treatment he inflicted on foreign activists of the “Gaza Flotilla” after their arrest at sea by Israel.
France announced on May 23 a similar measure banning Itamar Ben Gvir from its territory.
14 h 44 – L’Iran a tiré des « missiles d’avertissement »
The Iranian army said it fired “Warning missiles” against two American ships in the Arabian Sea, after skirmishes in the Gulf this week which weakened the ceasefire in force with the United States since April 8.
In a press release relayed by the government press agency Irna, she asserts that “Hostile destroyers DDG-103 and DDG-8 left the Arabian Sea heading towards the Indian Ocean (…) following warning missile firingsâ€on a date which is not specified. The decision has been made “as part of continued operations aimed at combating the illicit actions (…) of the terrorist naval forces of the United Statesâ€adds the Iranian army.
Iran is blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for the Israeli-American offensive launched against its territory on February 28, the starting point for a regional extension of the conflict.
1:18 p.m. – Hezbollah ready to withdraw from South Lebanon in the event of an agreement
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, raised for the first time the possibility that the movement would leave the south if Israel withdraws from Lebanon and a global truce is concluded.
“I accept the withdrawal of Hezbollah from southern Litani in parallel with the withdrawal of Israel”as well as a ceasefire “Global and sans conditions”said in a press release Nabih Berri, who plays the role of intermediary with Hezbollah.
12:39 p.m. – Iran considers meeting between Khamenei and Trump unrealistic
The head of Iranian diplomacy Abbas Araghchi ruled out any possibility of a meeting, suggested by Donald Trump, between the American president and Iranian supreme guide Mojtaba Khamenei, in a television interview broadcast on Thursday.
Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “would like to meet†Mojtaba Khamenei, in an interview with the New York Post website, at a time when talks between Tehran and Washington to put a lasting end to the war in the Middle East are stalling.
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11:19 a.m. – Palestinian killed by Israeli army
A young Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in the center of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority announced, with the Israeli army saying it had killed a person who threw Molotov cocktails at vehicles Israelis.
Haitham Ezzedine Omar Hamida, âgé de 18 ans, a été tué peu après minuit “By the bullets of the occupation [Israël, NDLR] in the village of Beitin»neighboring Ramallah, according to a brief statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, specifying that his body is being held by Israel, as happens regularly.
10:35 a.m. – The call for donations for Lebanon doubled
The UN has more than doubled its appeal for donations for Lebanon, asking for nearly $640 million over six months, as the country is shaken by Israel’s war against Iran-backed Hezbollah. “The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is serious and deterioratingâ€declared the United Nations humanitarian agency, Ocha, in a revised emergency appeal.
“Repeated displacement, insufficient accommodation capacity and limited prospects of safe return compound vulnerability.”indicated Ocha. The UN agency warns that “Affected people are rapidly exhausting their coping capacities and essential services are under increasing pressure.”.
The UN requested $308 million in March to support a vast emergency response led by the Lebanese government until the end of May. On Friday, she estimated that an additional $331.5 million would be needed through the end of August.
10:31 a.m. – UN fears global hunger crisis
The scenario of a record worsening of food insecurity around the world in the event of protracted conflict in the Middle East is becoming a reality, the UN warned on Friday.
The UN World Food Program (WFP) warned in March, two weeks after the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, that nearly 45 million more people could be hit by food insecurity acute if the conflict does not end by June and if the price of oil remains above $100 per barrel. These people would add to the nearly 320 million who already suffer from acute food insecurity around the world.
10:23 a.m. – Israel announces strikes in town of Sarafand
The Israeli army announced that it was preparing to carry out strikes targeting the Islamist movement Hezbollah in the coastal town of Sarafand, in southern Lebanon, despite the new ceasefire agreement announced by Washington.
Colonel Avichay Adraee, Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, called on the population to evacuate this town between the cities of Tire and Saida, as well as six other localities after a similar call earlier in the morning for three villages.
9 h 20 – Israël va attaquer trois localités au nord du Litani
The Israeli army announced that it would target the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in three locations in southern Lebanon and called on the population of these villages north of the Litani River to evacuate.
The call to evacuate concerns the villages of Arqoun, Aarnaya, and Kfar Fila, about forty kilometers south of Beirut, according to the message published on social networks by Colonel Avichay Adraee, Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army.
An ally of Iran, Hezbollah rejected Thursday through the voice of its leader, Naïm Qassem, the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon announced the day before in Washington, demanding a total withdrawal of Israeli forces from the south of the country and threatening the north of Israel with new attacks.
8:57 a.m. – Seven dead in Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Israeli nighttime strikes on the city of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, killed seven people, a civil defense source said.
A strike near the Jabal Amel hospital left four dead and seven injured, slightly damaging the facility. Another attack killed three people and injured five others, including two children, according to this source.
6 h 43 – Les Palestiniens en appellent à Trump
The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on Donald Trump on Thursday to put pressure on Israel to prevent « l’annexion accélérée » Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian ambassador spoke to the press surrounded by his counterparts from the countries of the Arab group and those of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), who separately called for an end to « l’accélération de l’annexion » Palestinian territories by Israel, whether in the occupied West Bank where the expansion of settlements continues or in the Gaza Strip where the army occupies at least half of the territory.
6:30 a.m. – At least 11 dead in Gaza strikes
Israeli bombings left 11 dead last night in Gaza City and its surrounding areas, said a spokesperson for the Palestinian territory’s civil defense. Nine people were killed in strikes on apartments in the northwest and southwest of Gaza City, said spokesman Mahmoud Bassal.
Two others died in drone strikes in the southwest of the city and in the center, against police personnel, according to Mahmoud Bassal who also reported more than 15 injured. Despite a ceasefire in force since October 2025, the Gaza Strip remains the scene of violence, with Israeli strikes almost daily.
The news of the night
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Israeli strikes have eight dead and eight injured in east and south Lebanonannounced the Ministry of Health, the day after the announcement in Washington of a new ceasefire with Israel.
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The Israeli army announced that one of its soldiers had been killed in southern Lebanon, its first loss since Wednesday’s announcement of a new ceasefire agreement.
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Hezbollah informed the Lebanese authorities of its refusal of the ceasefire agreement announced in Washington between Lebanon and Israel, said a leader of the pro-Iranian party who requested anonymity.
