Live Updates: Israel, Lebanon conclude first day of third round of peace talks, two wounded by Hezbollah drone
IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists, sites • IAF intercepts suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon • President Xi promised China would not give Iran weapons, Trump says
An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 12, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
IAF intercepts suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon
US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.
ByREUTERSA member of the US Capitol police patrols following a vote in the US House of Representatives on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop Operation Epic Fury against Iran, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, US, March 5, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)Go to the full article > >
Third round of Israel-Lebanon peace talks 'productive, positive' so far, US official says
Before Thursday’s negotiations, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the talks aim “to discuss a framework for an agreement in greater depth.”
ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, GOLDIE KATZUS Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa holds an "America is back" hat signed by US President Donald Trump next to Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington DC, April 23, 2026.(photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
