Places in this day's records
9 places · 1 event not on the map
Bubiyan Island · Iran · Nabatieh · New York · Southern Lebanon · Syria · Washington, D.C. · Yemen · 1 more
12 May 2026
10 events recorded (4 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
12 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said Israeli attacks on southern towns killed 13 people, including two civil defence paramedics, and AP reported that a drone presumed to be Hezbollah's detonated inside UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura without causing injuries. [1] The IDF said troops carried out a week-long raid across the Litani River near Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and killed dozens of Hezbollah fighters. [1] Kuwaiti authorities said they arrested four men accused of IRGC membership who landed on Bubiyan Island and injured a Kuwaiti soldier; Iran rejected the allegation. [1] Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst said the war had cost $29 billion, while The New York Times reported US intelligence assessments that Iran retained about 70% of its mobile launchers and pre-war missile stockpile. [1][2] A draft Security Council resolution from Bahrain and the US calling for freedom of navigation through Hormuz had 112 co-sponsors, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera. [1]
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Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Iran should not use the strait to blackmail Gulf states, that Qatar did not support a resumption of war, and that it backed Pakistan's mediation.
Government of Qatar
12 May · to a foreign audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
Market
$111.37
Brent crude, per barrel
+57% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
12 May · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 2 statements, not counted as events
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Government of Qatar: Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Iran should not use the strait to blackmail Gulf states, that Qatar did not support a resumption of war, and that it backed Pakistan's mediation.
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Hezbollah: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group's weapons are not part of the ceasefire talks with Israel and are an internal Lebanese matter, and vowed to make the battlefield hell for Israeli forces.