Heavy clashes broke out near Sheraro in western Tigray on August 1, 2026, between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray People's Liberation Front forces, marking one of the most serious breaches of the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement. Hundreds of civilians have fled into Sudan as fighting subsided by August 2.
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire that would establish pilot security zones controlled by the Lebanese army, but the deal has stalled after Iran-backed Hezbollah rejected the terms requiring a complete cessation of its attacks. Oil prices fell on hopes the agreement could facilitate broader US-Iran peace talks.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon and near Beirut on Wednesday, while Hezbollah launched cross-border attacks into northern Israel, undermining a ceasefire deal that U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had brokered earlier this week. The continued violence comes as Israeli forces maintain control of the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.
Israel conducted airstrikes on Beirut for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, claiming to target a commander of the group's elite Radwan force. Israel also issued evacuation warnings for 12 villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned strikes.
An Israeli airstrike on a State Security agency building in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, killed at least 13 members of Lebanon's security forces, marking a significant escalation as US-Iran peace talks were underway.
