Overview
- Defense Minister Israel Katz directed the military to destroy all crossings over the Litani River to block Hezbollah movement and weapons transfers.
- The Israeli army struck the Qasmiyeh bridge on the coastal highway, a key link between southern and central Lebanon, after publicly announcing the target.
- Katz said demolitions of homes in frontline Lebanese villages will accelerate, explicitly citing Gaza’s Beit Hanoun and Rafah as the model for creating buffer zones.
- The military reported the first Israeli civilian death from fire originating in Lebanon and said two soldiers were killed in fighting in the south.
- Lebanon’s health ministry reports more than 1,000 killed and widespread displacement, as the UN human rights chief criticizes Israel’s actions and Human Rights Watch warns of potential war crimes.