LiveLive Updates May 26, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMay 26, 2026UpdatesRECAP: Israel expands Lebanon ground operations north of buffer zone, Iranian top negotiator returns from talks with Qatari mediatorsHere are Tuesday's latest updates:■ Israel has deployed ground troops north of the Yellow Line in Lebanon, the IDF said, citing an effort to tackle the threat of explosive drones from Hezbollah. Earlier, the IDF said it intercepted several explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, with some landing on the Israeli side of the border.■ Lebanon's Health Ministry said 28 people were killed and 104 were wounded in Israeli attacks across the country in the past day, bringing the casualty toll to 3,213 killed and 9,737 wounded since hostilities reignited on March 2. Earlier, the ministry said 11 were killed in a Monday strike in the Bekaa Valley, and a paramedic was killed in a strike in the Tyre district.■ Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged the Israeli government to strike Beirut in response to Hezbollah drone strikes, saying IDF soldiers are currently not allowed to attack Hezbollah.■ The IDF's Home Front Command said it began issuing early warnings before Hezbollah rocket and missile fire from Lebanon, similar to the ones it issued when Iran fired ballistic missiles.■ Iran's top negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has returned to Iran after consultations with Qatari officials in Doha centered on Iran's $24 billion in frozen funds, Iran's state television reported. Fars News Agency said the frozen funds remain the last sticking point in the talks.■ Iran's Foreign ‌Ministry said the ⁠United States violated the ⁠cease-fire after the U.S. military carried out strikes on ‌Monday in southern Iran against ‌targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as defensive actions.■ IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has dismissed former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the IDF said, citing a criminal investigation into the former top military lawyer's involvement in leaking a video showing alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility in 2024, as well as her suspected involvement in a subsequent cover-up.■ Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said. Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups oppose the move.■ An Israeli strike on a vehicle killed two people and wounded several others in the southern Gaza Strip's Muwasi area, formerly known as the humanitarian zone, local media outlets reported.IDF expands Lebanon ground operations north of buffer zone to tackle Hezbollah drone threatIsrael has deployed ground troops north of the Yellow Line in Lebanon, the IDF said, citing an effort to tackle the threat of explosive drones from Hezbollah.The Yellow Line is an unofficial demarcation marking Israeli-held territory in the south of the country under the terms of the U.S.-mediated cease-fire agreement that came into effect in April.Military officials said they are engaged in finding solutions to the drone threat and that they are currently combating them using nets and special ammunition. For now, though, the officials said there is no comprehensive solution.IDF says it dismantled 11 km of 'terrorist' tunnels in Gaza's Beit HanounIsraeli troops dismantled 11 kilometers (about 7 miles) of "terrorist" tunnels in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, the IDF said. The IDF's statement said that the engineering operation took place east of the Yellow Line, an unofficial line marking Israeli-held territory in the enclave under the terms of the cease-fire agreement, which came into effect in October.A cyberattack paralyzed Israeli government ministries for weeks last year, new report revealsIsraeli government ministries were paralyzed by a foreseeable cyberattack for several weeks early last year, a state comptroller report has revealed.State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in October. Credit: Olivier FitoussiState Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in October. Credit: Olivier FitoussiAccording to the new report, cybersecurity authorities had recommended that government ministries replace the software used for remote connection. About 10 months after the warning, ministries still using the software were targeted in the attack.The incident is the most severe of many cyberattacks that were noted by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, some of which are barred from publication.IDF issues evacuation warning to areas of Lebanon's Bekaa ValleyThe IDF's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation order to residents of Mashghara and Sahmar, both in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل الى سكان لبنان المتواجدين في البلدات والقرى التالية: مشغرة، سحمر (البقاع)