Overview
- The Israeli military on Saturday issued evacuation orders for about 20 towns north of the Zahrani River and carried out air, drone and artillery strikes in Tyre, Nabatieh and Marjayoun that killed and injured civilians and demolished homes.
- Hezbollah said its fighters repelled Israeli advances near Majdal Zoun and struck Israeli vehicles and positions with rockets and drones, while the Lebanese army withdrew from a Kfar Tebnit barracks after nearby Israeli moves.
- Reports that a draft US‑Iran agreement would declare an end to the war 'on all fronts, including Lebanon' are being circulated by some media but officials describe those reports as unconfirmed and speculative.
- The fighting has produced a large humanitarian toll with more than 3,700 reported dead in Lebanon, widespread displacement, repeated interruptions to aid convoys and a UN Security Council condemnation after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed.
- Continued strikes and local ground advances have left truce terms negotiated in Washington unobserved and raise the prospect that planned talks and any diplomatic framework will be undermined before they can halt the violence.