Overview
- An Israeli strike hit a residential building in Beirut’s southern suburbs, with Lebanon’s health ministry later reporting five dead and 28 wounded as casualty figures evolved across reports.
- Israel said the operation targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff, while Hezbollah acknowledged a senior figure was targeted without confirming the identity or outcome.
- In Gaza, local civil defense reported at least 21 people killed in strikes on Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat after Israel resumed bombardments it says respond to Hamas truce violations.
- Israel’s government said several senior Hamas operatives were killed, including Alaa Haddadeh, and the army reported shooting an armed man who crossed an agreed line, claims not independently verified.
- Humanitarian agencies warned that aid deliveries to Gaza remain severely constrained as Israeli leaders signal continued actions on multiple fronts despite fragile ceasefires.