Overview
- On Wednesday the Israeli military told residents to move north of the Zahrani River and formally designated all territory south of the river a combat zone, ordering mass evacuations from towns including Tyre and Nabatieh.
- Israeli forces carried out a sharp increase in strikes — reported as more than 120 in a single day — and expanded ground operations beyond the so‑called Yellow Line, while Hezbollah reported close fighting in Zawtar al‑Sharqiyah.
- Lebanon’s health ministry says the campaign has displaced more than 1.2 million people and killed over 3,200 people, straining shelters, hospitals and humanitarian services across the south and Bekaa valley.
- Hezbollah has continued rocket, artillery and increasingly sophisticated explosive drone attacks that Israeli officials say have killed multiple soldiers since the April 16 ceasefire, complicating Israeli efforts to secure forces on the ground.
- Diplomatic and military talks are continuing, with a Lebanese and Israeli delegation due to meet at the Pentagon and direct negotiations planned next week while Washington presses operational limits, especially on strikes in Beirut.