Published on: 05/06/2026 - 00:39 Last updated: 05/07/2026 - 00:44

On Wednesday, Israel launched a raid on the southern suburb of Beirut. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country "targeted a senior Hezbollah leader." These developments on the Lebanese scene come at a time when Iran is studying an American proposal to end the war in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform that the war “will end and the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened if Tehran adheres to what was agreed upon.”

The Israeli army: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona due to the infiltration of a hostile object, and the details are under review

Agency: Iran sends a message to commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz saying that its ports are fully prepared to provide general maritime services and support to these ships.

Trump: An agreement with Iran is “very possible” after recent talks

Trump: There were very good talks about Iran during the past 24 hours

Rubio: Trump wants the Iranian people to have the ability to resist the regime

The UAE denounces the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement and affirms its categorical rejection of any allegations or threats that affect its sovereignty, national security, or the independence of its decision-making.

Statement: The UAE says it reserves all sovereign, legal, diplomatic and military rights to confront any threat or “hostile action”

UAE Foreign Ministry statement: The UAE denounces Iran’s “hostile” statements

Statement: The UAE Foreign Ministry confirms that relations with its international and defense partners are a sovereign issue

The UAE said on Wednesday that its international and defense relations and partnerships are a “purely sovereign matter,” rejecting a previous statement by Iran in which it claimed that Abu Dhabi’s cooperation with the United States

The United States threatens Iran's security and national interests.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the UAE reserves all its sovereign, legal, diplomatic and military rights to confront any “threat, claim or hostile action.”

This escalation in tension between the two countries comes after the UAE reported that it was subjected to an Iranian attack during the past few days, after four weeks of relative calm since the United States announced a ceasefire. Iran denied launching any operations against the UAE in recent days, but warned of an "overwhelming response" if the UAE took any action against it.

Israeli media: The army's assessment is that the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force has been killed, and there is no confirmation yet from the group

The recent Israeli raid killed the operations commander of the Radwan Force in Hezbollah (a source close to the party told AFP)

An Israeli statement said on Wednesday that the army launched an air strike on the southern suburb of Beirut, the stronghold of the Hezbollah group, targeting the commander of the party’s Radwan Force. The raid is the first targeting the suburb since the ceasefire on April 16, despite the continuation of hostilities in southern Lebanon.

A joint statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said, “Elements of the Radwan Force, under the leadership of this commander, are responsible for firing on Israeli settlements and harming Israeli army soldiers.”

Netanyahu: Israel targeted a senior Hezbollah leader in Beirut

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday that Israel targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, as the southern suburb was subjected to an Israeli strike.

The joint statement by Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz stated, “The army has just struck in Beirut the commander of the Radwan Force,” an elite unit of Hezbollah, while Beirut announced that the southern suburbs had been subjected to an Israeli strike, the first since the ceasefire on April 17.

Trump says America will get enriched uranium from Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will obtain enriched uranium from Iran, as the two countries seek to reach an agreement to end the war. "We'll get it," Trump told a reporter as he left an event at the White House. One of the US President's main goals in launching military strikes on Iran was to ensure that Tehran did not possess a nuclear weapon. Iran has not yet delivered more than 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium.

A strong explosion sounded in the southern suburb of Beirut (official media)

Sources told Reuters: A raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut for the first time in weeks

Netanyahu: Israel is “prepared for all possibilities” regarding Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that the Hebrew state is "prepared for all possibilities" regarding Iran, after US President Donald Trump indicated a "major assumption" of reaching an agreement with Tehran, threatening at the same time to bomb it again.

Netanyahu said at the beginning of a meeting of the mini-security council in a video broadcast by his office, "We (...) are prepared for all possibilities, and these are the instructions that I issued to the army and our security services."

The US Army: Stopping an empty oil tanker flying the Iranian flag that was trying to sail towards an Iranian port on Wednesday

US Army: US forces disabled a ship in the Gulf of Oman that “tried to violate the blockade”

Netanyahu: Trump and I agree that the most important goal regarding Iran is to remove all enriched uranium and dismantle Iran’s enrichment capabilities.

Netanyahu says he will speak to Trump later Wednesday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he will speak with US President Donald Trump later on Wednesday, adding that the two leaders agree on the need to remove all enriched uranium from Iran.

Netanyahu added, "There is complete coordination between us, and there are no surprises. We share common goals, the most important of which is removing all enriched materials from Iran, and dismantling Iran's enrichment capabilities."

France 24/ Agencies

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