Reports: At least 8 killed, including kids, in IDF strikes in southern Lebanon

LiveLive Updates May 28, 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 28, 2026UpdatesPM adviser and main Bibileaks suspect indicted for providing confidential information with the intent to harm state securityAn indictment was filed on Thursday against Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the "Bibileaks" affair; Urich is accused of providing secret information with the intent to harm state security.Urich, who served as a strategic adviser and creative director at Likud's campaign headquarters, was allegedly involved in leaking a classified document to the German newspaper Bild after the military censor had blocked its publication. The document was presented in a falsified way, as if it indicated that Hamas was uninterested in a deal for ending the war and releasing Israeli hostages. This was done in an attempt to rebuff criticism directed at Netanyahu.Yonatan Urich at the court in Rishon Letzion, this year. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumYonatan Urich at the court in Rishon Letzion, this year. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum26 minutes agoIDF says it killed Hamas military head responsible for transferring funds in Khan YunisThe IDF announced that it killed Ihab Khrizim, the head of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike in Khan Yunis on Tuesday.The IDF added that the attack also killed Mohammed al-Habash, a unit commander in Hamas' production headquarters, who took part in weapons manufacturing.Israeli strikes killed at least seven ‌Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday including five in a refugee camp and two in a car, health officials said.Lebanese media reports at least eight killed in IDF strikes in Tyre, Nabatieh and SidonFollowing an Israeli evacuation order on Wednesday night, heavy airstrikes were reported across southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Sidon and Tyre; at least eight people have been killed, including children.On Wednesday, the IDF launched a wave of strikes on what it said are "Hezbollah command centers in the area of Tyre," two hours after issuing an evacuation order for the Lebanese coastal city's 200,000 residents.So far, the Lebanese National News Agency has reported that two people were killed in a drone strike on a motorcycle in Tyre and six people were killed, including children, in the Nabi Sari area south of Sidon. In the Qaya'a neighborhood of Sidon, an IDF strike targeted a multi-story building inhabited by a displaced family from the south, located across from the Medical Relief Association, NNA reported.U.S. imposes sanctions on IRGC-affiliated Persian Gulf ⁠Strait AuthorityThe U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Persian Gulf ⁠Strait Authority, an agency that forces international shippers to comply with Iranian regulations in the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported.The authority has been placed on the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals list, CNN said. The Treasury said the creation of the agency was an attempt by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to "monetize its campaign of state-sponsored terror by extorting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," in a statement on Wednesday.Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSVessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSThe Persian Gulf ⁠Strait Authority was established on May 5 as a "legal body and official representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran responsible for issuing permits and regulating maritime traffic" through the strait, the Iranian state-linked Nour News outlet said.Earlier this month, Tehran laid out a set of new regulations for vessels seeking to transit the strait amid an ongoing naval blockade, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead with efforts to formalize control over the waterway in defiance of US warnings.UN adds Israel to blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict zones, ambassador saysThe United Nations added Israel to the blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations announced.Ambassador Danny Danon described it as "blood libel" and a "political decision," and wrote on X that Israel has been added to the blacklist "alongside the world's most brutal terrorist organisations – Hamas and ISIS."The ambassador added that Israel had provided evidence, documents and detailed responses to each claim. "We invited UN representatives to come to the field and examine things closely, and of course, they chose not to do so."UN Headquarters in New York. Credit: John Minchillo/APUN Headquarters in New York. 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