Overview
- Israel said it hit a residential building in Beirut’s Haret Hreik on Wednesday, calling it a strike on Hezbollah’s Radwan Force commander and the first attack on the capital since the April 17 truce.
- Israeli outlets reported the target was Malek Balout and said he was killed, though Hezbollah did not confirm his death.
- The Israeli military ordered residents of 12 Lebanese villages to move at least one kilometre from their homes, expanding forced displacement to areas north of the Litani River, including parts of the Bekaa Valley.
- Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes killed at least six people, including Zellaya’s mayor and relatives, while Hezbollah launched drones and rockets that wounded Israeli soldiers in ongoing cross‑border attacks.
- Lebanon’s prime minister said talks are premature without a stronger ceasefire and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal, as Israel holds a self‑declared buffer up to about 10 km into the south that has driven large-scale displacement.