Overview
- Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike in Deir Qanun al-Nahr killed six people, including two rescuers from the Risala Scouts association and a Syrian girl, and the incident underscores ongoing threats to aid workers.
- An earlier strike in the southern town of Hanaway killed four rescuers from the Islamic Health Committee, bringing recent reported rescue-worker deaths to at least ten in separate incidents.
- The U.S. imposed sanctions on nine people it described as linked to Hezbollah, including two Lebanese security officers named by Washington as having shared intelligence with Hezbollah.
- Lebanon's army issued a statement defending its personnel's professionalism and loyalty after the sanctions, while Hezbollah condemned the measures as intimidation aimed at supporting Israeli operations.
- Humanitarian officials warn that repeated strikes on medical and rescue teams are worsening civilian harm and could hinder relief access, and the sanctions risk deepening Lebanon's political strain and complicating diplomacy.