Overview
- Israel said it carried out large airstrikes in Lebanon after a ceasefire became public, while Lebanese officials reported heavy civilian casualties that included 182 deaths in a Beirut apartment block.
- Hezbollah first signaled it would observe the truce but reversed after the raids and launched rockets toward Israel, according to NPO reporting.
- Israeli forces said they hit more than 100 Hezbollah command targets, as images and reports described residential buildings struck in Beirut’s Corniche al-Mazraa and near the southern city of Tyre.
- Iran stated it would close the Strait of Hormuz again in response to the ongoing attacks in Lebanon, a move that would threaten a key route that carries a large share of the world’s seaborne oil.
- The EU and the UK urged that the ceasefire be expanded to include Lebanon to head off wider war, while new talks in Pakistan are expected to tackle Iran’s nuclear work, missile program, regional proxies, and the status of Hormuz.