Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
A French soldier is killed and three are injured in a shooting against United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon. France has accused Hezbollah of being responsible, an allegation that the group has denied. (AP)
Israel's military establishes a "yellow line" along southern Lebanon similar to the one in Gaza. Israel conducts strikes against individuals it says approach its forces in violation of ceasefire arrangements, including operations targeting positions and tunnels linked to Hezbollah. (AFP via The Korea Herald) (Al Jazeera)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iran says that a date for another round of talks with the United States has not been set, pending an agreement on a framework for negotiations. (NBC News)
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that ceasefire negotiations have progressed but also states that a deal is far from ready. (The Times of Israel)
The U.S. Central Command reports that 21 ships have been turned back since the start of the blockade. (NBC News)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again until the blockade ends. (NBC News)
A tanker is reportedly attacked by Iranian "gunboats" while in the strait. (NBC News)
The Gaza health ministry updates the total Palestinian casualties to 72,549 killed and 172,274 injured, including at least 773 killed and 2,171 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
Terrorism in Ukraine
Six people are killed and 15 others are injured, including a child, in a mass shooting in Holosiivskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine. The gunman barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages before being killed by police. (Sky News)
Arts and culture
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war, Coachella 2026
At the Coachella festival in Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, American rock band The Strokes shows videos accusing the Central Intelligence Agency of enforcing regime change through violence while performing "Oblivius" and also denounce the U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran. (The Independent)