LiveLive Updates May 29, 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 29, 2026UpdatesIsrael strikes southern Lebanon following IDF evacuation orderIsrael struck across the Nabatieh District in southern Lebanon, several media outlets reported.Israeli airstrikes hit the village of Ain Qana, according to Al Jazeera. Earlier Friday, IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation order to the village's residents.📌شوكين قضاء النبطية The Lebanese Al-Jadeed news reported that a policeman was killed in an attack in the village of Ebba in the Nabatieh district.IDF says it killed top Hamas commanderThe IDF said that it killed on Tuesday Hamas' deputy commander, Imad Hassan Hussein Aslim.According to the Israeli military's statement, Aslim commanded raids into Israeli territory on October 7 and led dozens of operations against IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.France asks prosecutor to investigate treatment of its nationals on Gaza flotillaDetained Gaza-bound flotilla activists kneeling on a metal floor surrounded by containers, in a video released last week. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-GvirDetained Gaza-bound flotilla activists kneeling on a metal floor surrounded by containers, in a video released last week. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-GvirFrance ⁠has asked ‌for the public prosecutor to ‌investigate the treatment of French nationals ⁠who were part of a ⁠recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday."Based on a report I requested ‌from our Consul General in Turkey, ‌who informed me of sexual violence, exposure to the cold, beatings and repeated humiliation of French nationals, all of these acts are likely to constitute criminal offenses and I decided yesterday to refer the ⁠matter to the public prosecutor," Barrot told France Inter radio.Organizers of ‌the flotilla ⁠that was detained ‌last week during an attempt to bring aid to Gaza said activists were ⁠subjected to abuse, with several hospitalized with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including ‌rape.The activists have since been released.The lawyers ‌for the French flotilla ⁠activists said that they would file a ‌separate complaint over the violence their clients were subjected to, including humiliation, rape and acts of torture.They declined an ⁠invitation from Barrot's cabinet to discuss the matter, saying in a statement that "the buzz from the minister's declarations will not make us forget that the ‌French government has supported the state of Israel since the beginning of the genocide."IDF issues evacuation warning southern Lebanon village The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for the village of Ain Qana in southern Lebanon, urging residents to "move away" from the targeted area "no less than 1 km."IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee said on X media that "Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities and their combat means exposes their life to danger!"#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل الى سكان لبنان المتواجدين في قرية عين قانا