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Day 55 · The US-Israel-Iran war

23 April 2026

6 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 0 statements counted apart.

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23 April 2026 in brief

UNDP administrator Alexander De Croo said the war could push more than 30 million people back into poverty even if fighting stopped immediately. [1] An Israeli strike on the Shoukin road in Nabatieh district killed three people, Lebanon's health ministry said, and the IDF said four rockets Hezbollah fired at Shtula were intercepted with no casualties. [1][2] Trump said he had ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any boat laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Lufthansa Group said it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October to save jet fuel. [1][2] Trump said the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire would be extended by three weeks after he hosted both countries' ambassadors at the White House. [1]

Written from the records it cites; every figure appears in a cited record.

Places in this day's records

Places in this day's records: Strait of Hormuz, Frankfurt, Nabatieh, Shtula, Washington; 0 events not on the map. Strait of Hormuz: 2 recordsStrait of HormuzFrankfurt: 1 recordNabatieh: 1 recordShtula: 1 recordWashington: 1 record

5 places · 0 events not on the map

Strait of Hormuz · Frankfurt · Nabatieh · Shtula · Washington

Market

$113.25

Brent crude, per barrel

+60% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
23 Apr · US Energy Information Administration