Overview
- Lebanese army chief Gen. Rodolphe Haikal met U.S., French and Saudi officials in Paris to shape a roadmap and verification mechanism for disarmament.
- French officials said parties agreed to hold a February conference to support the Lebanese armed forces, with proposals to add foreign military experts alongside UNIFIL.
- Israel carried out airstrikes across southern and northeastern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, with a drone strike near Taybeh wounding four, Lebanon’s NNA reported.
- Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called the strikes an Israeli message to the Paris talks, as the ceasefire monitoring committee convenes Friday in Naqoura with civilian envoys.
- The Lebanese government set a Dec. 31 target to remove Hezbollah’s armed presence south of the Litani, while Hezbollah’s Mahmoud Qamati vowed the group would not disarm, as the UN counts at least 127 civilian deaths since the truce.