Overview
- The Israel Defense Forces ordered residents of about 24 southern Lebanese towns to evacuate, which on Saturday preceded renewed air, artillery and drone strikes across multiple villages.
- Lebanese news agencies reported at least four civilian deaths, including the mayor of Rihan, as fighting and bombardments damaged homes and public buildings.
- Israel said it killed seven Hezbollah fighters who it accused of operating from a tunnel and reported striking more than 70 targets linked to the group in recent operations.
- A Catholic aid group said an aid convoy of roughly 25 trucks bound for southern towns was intercepted by Israeli tanks and forced to reroute, limiting relief to displaced civilians.
- The escalation complicates parallel US–Iran diplomacy because Tehran has conditioned a deal on halting Israeli offensives, increasing the risk that talks to secure a Lebanon ceasefire will falter.