Places in this day's records
4 places · 0 events not on the map
Kurdistan Province · Nabatieh district · New York · Washington
19 May 2026
4 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
19 May 2026 in brief
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli attacks killed at least 22 people in 24 hours, taking the toll since 2 March to 3,042, as the Israeli military ordered residents of 12 towns and villages to leave. [1][2] IAEA chief Rafael Grossi briefed the UN Security Council on the Barakah strike, warning that a direct strike on reactors or spent fuel could cause a very high release of radioactivity. [1] The IRGC said it struck armed groups near the Iraqi border in Iran's Kurdistan province that it accused of smuggling US weapons; the claim could not be independently checked. [1] The US Senate voted 50 to 47 to advance a war powers resolution on Iran, and Trump told lawmakers he was giving Iran two to three days to make a deal. [1] The IRGC said fibre-optic cables passing through Hormuz could be subject to a permit system.
New count
at least
3,042
killed, Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon · by its own count
as of 19 May
Said
The IRGC said fibre-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz could be subject to a permit system, citing Iran's sovereignty over its territorial sea.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
19 May · to a mixed audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
Market
$114.64
Brent crude, per barrel
+62% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
19 May · US Energy Information Administration
Confirmed
Reported
Reported
Confirmed
Said: 2 statements, not counted as events
Said
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said fibre-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz could be subject to a permit system, citing Iran's sovereignty over its territorial sea.
Said
Government of the United States: Trump told lawmakers the war would end "very quickly", gave Iran "two to three days" to make a deal and said he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Vice President Vance said talks were "in a pretty good spot". The old tracker filed this under 20 May.