Overview
- A State Department official confirmed Thursday that the United States will host direct Israel–Lebanon talks in Washington next week focused on Hezbollah’s disarmament.
- Netanyahu said there is no ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep hitting Hezbollah with full force to restore security in northern Israel.
- The IDF said it killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, a close aide to Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, in a strike in Beirut.
- U.S. officials say the U.S.-Iran ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, while Iran and allied groups claim it should, leaving a central dispute unresolved.
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported more than 300 killed and over 1,000 wounded after Israel’s largest coordinated strikes this week.