9:41 a.m. – A resumption of war is unlikely, assures Iran
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards considered a resumption of war with the United States unlikely, against a backdrop of diplomatic negotiations, while saying they were ready to face a new attack.
“The likelihood of war is low due to the weakness of the enemy,” Mohammad Akbarzadeh, a senior official in the Guardian naval forces, was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. But “the armed forces are on alert, their magazines full,” he added, vowing to “transform the area” going from the east to the west of the Gulf into “a cemetery for the aggressors.”
7:42 a.m. – New head of Hamas’ military wing killed
Israel announced that it had killed the new leader of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas targeted the day before by a strike in Gaza, despite the ceasefire supposed to have been in force since October.
“The commander of the armed wing of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza was eliminated yesterday,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in a message on the social network X.
Israel Katz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that the Israeli army had carried out during the day “a strike in Gaza targeting Mohammed Odeh”, the new leader of the Ezzdine Al-qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
Mohammed Odeh has long headed the intelligence services of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas. His appointment as head of the brigades to succeed al-Haddad was never announced or confirmed by the Palestinian Islamist movement.
7:03 a.m. – Ten Indian sailors released in Iran
Ten Indian sailors detained in Iran since July 2025 were released after “sustained diplomatic efforts”, Indian maritime authorities announced.
The sailors, who were on board the MV Harbor Phoenix, were “detained, arrested and imprisoned in Iran after the vessel was intercepted near the port of Jask in July 2025,” India’s Directorate General of Maritime Shipping said in a statement. They “have now been released and are safe,” the maritime authority said.
The night’s news
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated Beijing’s call for respecting the Middle East ceasefire and expressed hope that the United States and Iran would seek a compromise.
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The latest Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon left 31 dead, the Lebanese government announced, while Israel announced the same day that it was intensifying its operations against Hezbollah despite the current truce.
