Overview
- The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday declared all areas south of the Zahrani River combat zones and ordered residents to evacuate as it widened ground and air operations into Tyre, Nabatieh and surrounding districts.
- Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed scores of civilians in recent days and included a precision attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut that Lebanese authorities say killed a woman and two children.
- Hezbollah reported close‑range clashes with Israeli forces beyond the so‑called yellow line and continued to launch drones, rockets and other strikes at Israeli positions inside and north of the border.
- U.S.‑brokered security talks between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are set to take place at the Pentagon on Friday but the ceasefire that began in mid‑April remains fragile because attacks have continued.
- The intensified campaign has driven more than one million people from their homes, strained hospitals and drawn warnings from Lebanese leaders and the U.N. about a deepening humanitarian crisis and wider regional risk linked to Iran.