Overview
- Israel said it moved forces to new positions just inside Lebanon to create a forward defense, with officials authorizing the seizure of additional strategic areas while denying a full-scale ground invasion.
- Heavy Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and other parts of Lebanon for a second day, with the army saying it targeted command and weapons sites as Hezbollah reported strikes on its Al-Manar and Al-Nour media offices.
- Lebanon’s health ministry updated the toll to at least 40 dead and 246 wounded since Monday, and authorities reported large-scale displacement with more than 58,000 people registered in shelters as evacuation traffic choked roads.
- Hezbollah claimed drone and rocket attacks on Israel’s Ramat David airbase, the Meron monitoring base and the Naffakh/Camp Yitzhak base, while Israel reported interceptions and limited damage.
- The Israeli military said it killed Hezbollah intelligence figure Hussein Makled in Beirut and announced additional strikes on senior operatives, as evacuation warnings were issued for residents of more than 80 villages in southern Lebanon.