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Iran live updates: Israel, Hezbollah exchange attacks as Trump mulls Iran offer

President Trump told Congress this week that hostilities "have terminated."

Last Updated: May 3, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

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IDF orders evacuation of 11 south Lebanon towns, villages

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Sunday ordered the residents of 11 Lebanese towns and villages to immediately evacuate their homes, saying the IDF was planning to act "forcefully" against alleged Hezbollah targets in the affected areas.

Adraee said residents of Al-Duwayr, Arab Salim, Al-Sharqiya, Jibshit, Braashit, Sarafand, Dounin, Briqa, Qaaqaiya Al-Jisr, Al-Qasiba and Kafra Sir should leave the settlements until further notice.

More than 1 million people have been internationally displaced in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes, ground operations and evacuation orders, according to recent United Nations data.

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke rising from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, on May 3, 2026.
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IDF says it hit 120 Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Saturday that it struck 120 alleged Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon during weekend attacks, among which it claimed were 70 military-use structures and around 50 other infrastructure targets.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on May 2, 2026.
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In a statement posted to Telegram on Saturday, Hezbollah claimed five new attacks on Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

May 02, 2026, 7:23 PM EDT

Trump says he's reviewing new Iranian peace plan, but 'can't imagine' it's acceptable

Trump told reporters Saturday that he had not yet reviewed the new Iranian peace offer but would be doing so later.

“They told me about the concept of the deal. They're going to give me the exact wording now,” he added.

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President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday May 2, 2026, en route Miami.
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Shortly later, the president confirmed on his social media platform that he was reviewing the plan.

"I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years," he wrote in the post.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

May 02, 2026, 7:08 PM EDT

Iranian press reveals new details of what it says is Tehran's peace proposal

Iranian media reportedly revealed some details Saturday on the government's new peace proposal sent through Pakistani mediators last Thursday.

Semi-official news agencies Fars and Tasnim reported Tehran submitted a 14-point counterproposal to the U.S.'s nine-point proposal. The agencies claimed the U.S. requested a two-month ceasefire but Iran says issues should be resolved within 30 days.

Some of the Iranian demands included a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran’s surroundings, the lifting the naval blockade and a new mechanism for the Strait, lifting sanctions and ending the war on all fronts including Lebanon, according to the news agencies.

The U.S. has not commented on the specific details of their negotiations with Iran.

-ABC News' Claire Bower

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