Overview
- Lebanese officials said 22 people were killed, including eight children, after Israeli attacks hit vehicles and roughly 40 targets across the south and east of the country.
- The Israeli military ordered new evacuations in several southern towns and in the Bekaa Valley, a step it often takes before air or drone strikes.
- Israel said a recent multi‑day ground operation near the Litani River hit more than 100 Hezbollah targets and uncovered tunnels with weapons and rocket launchers, though it did not confirm reports that troops crossed the river.
- Since the April 17 ceasefire took effect, Lebanon’s Health Ministry counts at least 393 people killed in Israeli strikes, while Israel reports five soldiers killed and Hezbollah continues rocket and drone attacks.
- Delegations from Israel and Lebanon meet Thursday in Washington for rare direct talks, with Beirut seeking a lasting ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal and Israel pressing for Hezbollah’s disarmament, even as UN peacekeepers warn that drone blasts near their bases are raising risks.