Overview
- The Israeli military said it killed four Hezbollah Radwan Force operatives in a guided-missile strike near Kfar Rumman/Kfarsir, while Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported four dead and three wounded.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Israel would intensify operations unless Lebanon disarms Hezbollah and removes it from the south, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will act under its self‑defence rights if disarmament stalls.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged foreign partners to press Israel to withdraw remaining forces and said Beirut is committed to keeping weapons in state hands under UN Resolution 1701.
- Lebanese army sources told Reuters they are destroying Hezbollah weapons caches and expect to finish sweeping the south by year‑end, even as Hezbollah publicly rejects full disarmament.
- U.S. envoy Tom Barrack called Lebanon a failed state and estimated Hezbollah retains tens of thousands of fighters and thousands of rockets, as Israel continues strikes and ground incursions that UN and Lebanese officials describe as truce violations.