Friday, May 8, 2026 – The Regional War
The American-Israeli attack on Iran, 31st consecutive day of the ceasefire
Iran
1. Events:
‣ Attack on 3 American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz. No casualties were reported;
‣ Launching drones and missiles toward the United Arab Emirates. 3 injured;
‣ United States military bombed a base and a fishing vessel in Minab. One killed, 10 injured and 4 missing;
‣ United States president announced that the ceasefire remains in effect.
Israel
1. Events:
‣ A Hezbollah explosive drone struck an Iron Dome position along the northern border. A fire broke out at the site. 2 soldiers were injured, one of them seriously.
Lebanon
Israel continues aerial bombardments, artillery shelling and demolitions of houses across southern Lebanon.
1. Events:
‣ Airstrikes on Doueir, Kfar Shuba (one killed), Saaideh, Deir Aames, El Khalssa, Touline (4 killed, 8 injured), Zawtar El Gharbiyeh, Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Majdal Zoun, Qlaileh, Ayta Al Jabal, Srifa, Chaqra, Zrariyeh (3 killed), Bint Jbeil, Kafra, Kounine, Kherbet Selem, Haddatha (injured), Nabi Chit, Habbouch, Arab Salim, Tebnit, Chehabiyeh, Brital, Baraachit, Houmine El Faouqa, Toul, Deir El Zahrani and others;
‣ Artillery shelling on Al Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Zibqin, Haddatha, Baraachit, Jmaijmeh and others.
2. Casualties:
‣ Over the past 24 hours:
◦ 32 killed and 76 injured.
‣ Since March 2, 2026:
◦ 2,759 killed and 8,512 injured.
Syria
1. Israeli military raid on the village of Saidah in Quneitra Governorate.
2. Artillery shelling on Tall al Ahmar.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
