Overview

• Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem told supporters the group will never relinquish its weapons, using a graveside address on the one-year mark of Hassan Nasrallah’s killing to reaffirm defiance.
• Tens of thousands gathered at Nasrallah’s mausoleum near Beirut airport, where Iran’s senior security official Ali Larijani attended the commemorations.
• Lebanese authorities have drawn up an army plan to begin disarming Hezbollah in the south, a step backed by Western donors; Israel’s prime minister praised the effort at the UN but said he wants more than words.
• Hezbollah projected images of Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine onto Beirut’s Raouche rocks despite government orders forbidding it, deepening a dispute over political displays in public spaces.
• Israel’s Intelligence Directorate disclosed new details of the 2024 strike, saying 83 bombs destroyed an Iranian-built bunker where Nasrallah stayed unaware he was the next target, as Israeli officials now judge Hezbollah’s influence reduced and large-scale attack risk low even as it tries to rebuild.