Overview
- Israeli troops raided Blida’s municipal building overnight, killing employee Ibrahim Salameh after entering around 1:30 a.m. and withdrawing before dawn.
- The Israeli military said the operation targeted Hezbollah infrastructure and that troops fired at an immediate threat inside the building, with the incident under review.
- President Joseph Aoun instructed the Lebanese Armed Forces to confront any future incursions, as the army deployed to the area following the raid.
- Residents protested in Blida, burning tires and blocking a UNIFIL convoy, while voicing anger over perceived failures to protect civilians.
- Despite a November 2024 ceasefire, Israel maintains positions inside southern Lebanon and carries out regular strikes, with new attacks reported in areas such as Mahmudiyah and Labouneh as Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the incursion and pledged to press the UN and ceasefire sponsors.