Overview
- President Joseph Aoun visited Nabatieh on Saturday to show solidarity with residents and to assess security after recent Israeli operations near the city.
- Israeli forces seized parts of the Ali al-Taher ridge and detonated underground fortifications there, producing a large explosion that was recorded by seismic monitors.
- The Lebanese army, deployed in Nabatieh, warned that the recent Israeli actions threaten implementation of the U.S.-brokered June framework that links Hezbollah disarmament to phased Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese army pilot deployments.
- The U.S. State Department said the next round of Israel-Lebanon talks was moved to October in Rome, while Hezbollah has rejected direct talks and urged the government to scrap the framework.
- The renewed strikes around Nabatieh have killed civilians, including multiple members of the same family, and add to heavy wartime losses and displacement in Lebanon that have already forced over a million people from their homes.