Overview
- A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced over the weekend but has been fragile with both sides reporting violations and recent Israeli strikes that domestic Lebanese authorities say have raised the death toll to about 4,106.
- Israeli leaders say their forces will remain inside a declared security zone in southern Lebanon and the military has lifted restrictions for several northern Israeli communities to normal activity.
- The Israeli army reported capturing an underground drone facility in southern Lebanon that held roughly 50 unmanned aerial vehicles which officials linked to Iranian-style Qasef designs and said posed a long-range threat to Israel.
- Israeli drone strikes in Gaza have continued, killing and wounding civilians and causing the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, a strike that the network condemned and the Israeli army disputed by alleging combatant activity.
- US–Iran talks in Switzerland are the diplomatic backstop for stabilizing the Lebanon front but renewed strikes and mutual accusations risk undermining those negotiations and will likely shape whether the ceasefire holds and humanitarian aid can reach civilians.