RECAP. The results on the 87th day
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Israel announced that it had targeted the new head of the armed wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, who was recently appointed to this post after a strike that killed his predecessor.
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The Israeli army has confirmed that it has extended its ground operations against pro-Iranian Hezbollah beyond the “yellow line” it established in southern Lebanon to demarcate an area it controls.
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Iranian authorities have “partially” restored Internet access after a nearly three-month outage due to the war, sparked by the Israeli-US attack on February 28, cybersecurity monitoring NGO Net Blocks said
8:19 p.m. – Israel says it has targeted the new head of Hamas’ military wing in Gaza
Israel announced that it had targeted the new head of the armed wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, who was 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, without specifying whether he had been killed. “He was appointed about a week ago to replace Ezzedine al-Haddad, eliminated during a strike” on May 15, the text continues.
5:24 p.m. – Israel expands its ground operations beyond the “yellow line”
The Israeli army has confirmed that it has extended its ground operations against pro-Iranian Hezbollah beyond the “yellow line” it established in southern Lebanon to demarcate an area it controls.
The army “operates in a targeted manner beyond the forward line of defense in order to eliminate direct threats weighing on the citizens of the State of Israel and on the soldiers (…) in accordance with the directives of the political level”, she said in a press release, after press reports to this effect.
4:36 p.m. – “Partial restoration” of Internet access in Iran
Iranian authorities have “partially” restored Internet access after a nearly three-month outage due to the war, triggered on February 28 by the Israeli-American attack, said the cybersecurity monitoring NGO Net Blocks.
“Real-time data shows a partial recovery of Internet connectivity in Iran (…) after 2,093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks,” X Net Blocks reported, saying it was “unclear” whether this meant the end of the “longest national Internet shutdown.”
📈 Confirmed: Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained. pic.twitter.com/Fi3z3UCMWp
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) May 26, 2026
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“The first step towards free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken,” said Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, adding that with this measure, the demands of the Iranians “will be met.”
2:54 p.m. – Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the fragile ceasefire in the south of the country, a statement that comes after the announcement of American strikes. “The American terrorist army, continuing its illegal and unjustified actions since the ceasefire (…), has committed over the last 48 hours a flagrant violation of the ceasefire in the Hormozgan region,” the ministry said in a statement, without specifying the nature of the facts.
The US Middle East Command (Centcom) announced earlier that it had struck missile launch sites in southern Iran overnight, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had shot down a US drone and fired on planes trying to enter the country’s airspace.
2:29 p.m. – Oil tanker hit by explosion off Oman
An explosion near the waterline damaged an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the British maritime safety agency UKMTO said on Tuesday, as tensions remained high around the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
“The crew and ship are safe, although the captain reports that some bunker fuel has spilled into the sea,” the agency wrote on X.
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2:25 p.m. – At least 11 dead in strike Monday in Lebanon
An Israeli strike targeting the town of Machghara, in eastern Lebanon, on Monday evening left at least eleven dead, including two children and a woman, the health ministry announced.
The ministry clarified that this was a preliminary assessment, adding that “rubble clearance operations are continuing”. Fifteen people were injured, including a child, according to the same source. The Israeli army claimed to have targeted Hezbollah objectives in this area.
1:52 p.m. – Seven dead in Gaza in two Israeli strikes
Two Israeli strikes killed seven people in the Gaza Strip, hospitals in the Palestinian territory reported, with the Israeli army saying it targeted Hamas members in one of the cases.
“Five martyrs and several wounded were transferred to hospital after an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of civilians east of Al-Maghazi,” reported Civil Defense, a first aid organization operating under the authority of the Islamist movement Hamas.
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Later, the Nasser hospital in Khan Younes, in the south of the territory, said it had collected two remains after the Israeli army “targeted a vehicle” in this town, near a roundabout in the al-Bouraq neighborhood.
11:44 a.m. – Israeli army calls to evacuate Nabatiyé
The Israeli army called on residents of Nabatiyé to evacuate in anticipation of strikes against pro-Iranian Hezbollah in this town in southern Lebanon, already targeted the day before.
“You must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River,” an Arabic-speaking military spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, told X.
11:12 a.m. – Markets worried after US strikes
The Paris Stock Exchange is falling at the end of the morning, hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the war in the Middle East having been dampened by the announcement of American strikes in Iran. The Parisian CAC 40 index lost 0.91%, although it had ended sharply higher the day before.
After falling by around 5% the day before, oil prices rose again after the American strikes.
10:28 a.m. – Iran claims to have shot down an American drone
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have shot down a US drone and fired on other aircraft that entered the country’s airspace. American aircraft “entered Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf region, and air defense units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps identified and shot down an MQ-9 drone,” the latter said in a statement published on their Sepah News site.
Air defense also “fired on an RQ-4 drone and an F-35 fighter jet,” they added, without specifying the date of these incidents.
10:16 a.m. – Iran threatens Gulf countries with US bases
American bases are no longer protected by Gulf countries, said Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a written statement broadcast by state television.
“It is certain that there will be no turning back and that the nations and territories of the region will no longer serve as shields for American bases,” said Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since taking office in early March.
The United States is losing influence in the region, “moving further away from its former status every day,” he added in this message published on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid.
9:48 a.m. – China calls for ceasefire to be respected
China called on “relevant parties” to respect the ceasefire after the United States announced strikes against missile sites in southern Iran, despite continuing 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 Chinese Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning, during a regular press briefing.
6:22 a.m. – 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 southern Iran which cast doubt on the possibility of a peace agreement.
“The straits must be opened. They are going to be open one way or another,” Marco Rubio said. “What is happening there is illegal, it is illegal, it is unsustainable for the whole world, it is unacceptable,” added the Secretary of State.
6:12 a.m. – Rubio says Iran deal remains possible
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a deal with Iran was still possible, despite the latest US strikes against missile sites in the south of the country.
“There were 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,” Marco Rubio said. “The president expressed his desire to reach (an agreement, Editor’s note). Either he will make a deal or there will be no deal,” the Secretary of State added.
6:05 a.m. – US strikes in Iran
The US military announced Monday evening that it had carried out strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and ships attempting to place mines, despite the ceasefire in force in the war between the two countries.
“US forces today conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian craft attempting to lay mines,” the US Middle East Command (Centcom) said.
The US military said it was “showing restraint during the ongoing ceasefire”, while Washington and Tehran have reported progress in their ongoing negotiations to reach an agreement in recent days.
The night’s news
– Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would intensify the offensive in Lebanon against pro-Iranian Hezbollah, at a time when the United States and Iran are trying to finalize the terms of an agreement to end hostilities in the Middle East.
– Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of international internet access in Iran, suspended since the attacks launched by the United States and Israel against the country, local media reported.
– The pro-Iranian Hezbollah said it had carried out several successive attacks against three barracks and a military post in northern Israel, “in response to the violation of the ceasefire” by Israel which says it wants to “intensify” the offensive in Lebanon.
