Overview
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel’s “attacks, incursions, demolitions and the systematic destruction of homes” in southern Lebanon violate international law and displace civilians.
- Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz visited the south and said Israeli forces are destroying underground infrastructure and houses while maintaining a security‑zone presence.
- Lebanon’s army and state media reported detonations and demolitions in Zawtar al‑Shariqya, saying a municipal building, a school, a clinic, a nursery and multiple homes were blown up.
- Those actions complicate the late‑June US‑mediated framework that links Hezbollah disarmament to a phased Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese army deployments to pilot zones, and US officials have urged all parties to follow the deal.
- Violence has declined since June but intermittent strikes, demolitions and local injuries continue, and negotiators plan another US‑sponsored round of talks in Rome to resolve implementation disputes.