Middle East war live: Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs, targeted 'top Hezbollah commander'

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7 May 2026 • 3:10 AM MYT
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Yesterday's key developments:

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a White House press briefing that the United States had completed Epic Fury, its offensive operation against Iran.

• Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days with a heart condition.

• According to US General Dan Caine, 22,500 mariners remain trapped in the Gulf, unable to transit due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)