Overview
- Israel said a Wednesday airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in the first attack on the capital since an April ceasefire.
- Hamas said Azzam al-Hayya, son of its lead negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, died on Thursday after he was wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza City the night before.
- Medics in Khan Younis said an Israeli strike on Wednesday killed Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in the Hamas-run police, and wounded at least 17 people.
- Fighting has continued under ceasefires, with Gaza’s health ministry reporting roughly 837 Palestinians killed since October and Lebanon’s authorities citing more than 2,700 deaths since March.
- U.S. Central Command said it disabled the Iranian‑flagged tanker Hasna in the Gulf of Oman this week, highlighting regional tensions that complicate diplomacy on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts.