Places in this day's records
5 places · 0 events not on the map
Al Anbar Governorate · Baalbek District · Saudi Arabia · Tehran · Washington
18 May 2026
5 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
18 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike in Douris, Baalbek district, killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader and his 17-year-old daughter, and put the toll since 2 March at 3,020 killed and 9,273 wounded. [1][2][3] Trump said he called off a scheduled US attack on Iran for the next day at the request of Gulf leaders because serious negotiations were taking place. [1] Iran's foreign ministry said its reply to the latest US proposal had been conveyed through Pakistan, and President Pezeshkian said dialogue did not mean surrender. [1] Saudi Arabia said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace from Iraq. [1] The New York Times reported that Israel built two covert outposts in Iraq's western desert before the war, an account Iraq disputes: its deputy joint operations commander said there was no agreement or consent for any force there, and Israel has not commented. [1]
New count
at least
3,020
killed, Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon · by its own count
as of 18 May · 1 other count this day
Said
President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that "dialogue does not mean surrender" and that Iran would not give up its legal rights.
Government of Iran
18 May · to a mixed audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
Market
$116.73
Brent crude, per barrel
+65% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
18 May · US Energy Information Administration
Disputed
Reported
Reported
Reported
Reported
Said: 1 statement, not counted as events
Said
Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that "dialogue does not mean surrender" and that Iran would not give up its legal rights.