{"id":1217,"date":"2026-05-27T02:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/27\/middle-east-live-new-strikes-threaten-ceasefires-in-iran-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:39:42","slug":"middle-east-live-new-strikes-threaten-ceasefires-in-iran-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1217","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Live: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East Live: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T01:48:09+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:48<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T02:34:31+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 04:34<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1b4dffac-5926-11f1-a002-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-26T152953Z-468337750-RC21HLA56H2X-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL-NABATIEH.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1b4dffac-5926-11f1-a002-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:16x9\/2026-05-26T152953Z-468337750-RC21HLA56H2X-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL-NABATIEH.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1b4dffac-5926-11f1-a002-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-05-26T152953Z-468337750-RC21HLA56H2X-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL-NABATIEH.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1b4dffac-5926-11f1-a002-005056bfb2b6\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/2026-05-26T152953Z-468337750-RC21HLA56H2X-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL-NABATIEH.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Kfar Joz, Lebanon  May 26, 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Kfar Joz, Lebanon  May 26, 2026<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Reuters<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in\u00a0Lebanon\u00a0left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there.\u00a0Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ551434-F24-EN-20260527\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T02:34:31+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 04:34<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T02:33:33+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 04:33<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T01:50:53+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:50<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead<\/h2>\n<p><span>\u00a0Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Israel Katz, said the strikes had targeted the new leader of Hamas&#8217; military wing. They identified him as Mohammed Odeh and called him \u201cone of the architects\u201d of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that triggered over two years of war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>The strike came less than two weeks after Israel killed the previous head of Hamas&#8217; military wing, Izz al-Din al-Haddad.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T01:42:48+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:42<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israeli military says projectile from Lebanon falls in open area in Israel, no injuries<\/h2>\n<p><span>The Israeli military \u2060said on Wednesday a \u200bprojectile launched \u200cfrom\u00a0<\/span>Lebanon<span>\u00a0fell \u200cin an \u200bopen area in Israel after sirens sounded \u200bin \u200bseveral northern \u200bareas, but no \u200binjuries were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T01:42:10+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:42<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p><span>Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in\u00a0<\/span>Lebanon<span>\u00a0left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>In south\u00a0<\/span>Lebanon<span>, Israel carried out strikes on Tuesday that Beirut&#8217;s health ministry said killed 31 people, including at least four children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Iran<span>\u00a0has demanded that any peace accord apply to\u00a0<\/span>Lebanon<span>, where an April 17 truce has failed to stop fighting that began when militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in early March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to &#8220;crush&#8221; Hezbollah, and an Israeli military official told AFP the following day that the country&#8217;s forces were expanding their ground operations deeper inside\u00a0<\/span>Lebanon<span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T01:38:21+00:00\">27\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:38<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=sZmOPIQXcVK4GebB6wVk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US military says it carried out &#8216;self-defence&#8217; strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=f5U5dp56FwjFf4eplkxo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rubio says Iran deal still possible within days despite US strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=GeDPQBkdd4log8vUisoX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran&#8217;s supreme leader says regional powers will no longer be a shield for US bases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=rVgHjqmKSv6knnaDUhah\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=5sGForDzpmArCZeEYBQS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran partially restores internet access after months-long shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260526-middle-east-live-us-carries-out-self-defense-strikes-on-iran#post=sZmOPIQXcVK4GebB6wVk\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">United States<\/a> has violated the ceasefire\u00a0with strikes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s southern Hormozgan province, Iran&#8217;s foreign ministry has said in a statement Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>Iran&#8217;s vice president said on Tuesday that the government has taken the first steps to restore the internet after a near-total blackout since war with the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a> broke out in late February.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Israeli \u200bmedia reported \u200bon Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">military<\/a> had expanded \u200bits \u200cground \u2060operations in southern \u200cLebanon beyond the &#8220;Yellow \u2060Line&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a>&#8216;s health ministry said\u00a0the cumulative toll from the Israeli \u200boffensive since March 2 had reached 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded by May 26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please find all the latest updates from Tuesday, May 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260526-middle-east-live-us-carries-out-self-defense-strikes-on-iran#post=sZmOPIQXcVK4GebB6wVk\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters and AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Donald Trump\">    Donald Trump<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/ceasefire\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"ceasefire\">    ceasefire<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/pakistan\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Pakistan\">    Pakistan<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Lebanon\">    Lebanon<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East Live: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon Middle East Issued 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