Overview
- Israel told residents of seven villages north of the Litani River to leave on Sunday, then carried out air and artillery strikes across southern Lebanon that Lebanese media said caused casualties.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah’s violations are dismantling the truce and vowed to act “vigorously” under terms that Israel says allow pre-emptive moves against imminent threats.
- Hezbollah fired rockets and used small explosive drones against Israeli forces, and the IDF said it intercepted several drones heading toward Israel as one Israeli soldier was killed in fighting in southern Lebanon.
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported new deaths from Israeli strikes, and fresh evacuation warnings pushed more families from southern villages toward Sidon and Tyre, deepening a displacement crisis already months in the making.
- Diplomacy remains strained as President Trump’s three-week truce extension overlaps with stalled Iran talks—Washington scrapped an envoy trip to Pakistan while Iran’s foreign minister returned to Islamabad to pursue mediation outside US-Israel-Lebanon channels.