Overview
- After a Wednesday airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan force, Israel ordered residents in 12 towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate 1 kilometer from their homes.
- Lebanon’s health ministry reported at least 11 people killed in strikes on the south and the Bekaa, as both Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of breaking the April cease-fire.
- Shifa Hospital in Gaza confirmed Thursday that Azzam Khalil al-Hayya, 23, the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, died from wounds suffered in an Israeli strike in western Gaza the day before.
- President Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran in the past 24 hours could yield a quick agreement, even as the U.S. kept port restrictions on Iran and the Navy reported disabling an oil tanker that tried to run the blockade.
- A drone attack on Khartoum airport this week reignited Sudan–Ethiopia tensions, with Sudan alleging Ethiopian links and the UAE’s involvement and both Addis Ababa and Abu Dhabi issuing firm denials.