🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱✝️⚠️ Mayor of Ain Ebel, Ayoub Khreish: The evacuation order was directed to the northern part of the town toward Bint Jbeil, and we are staying and will not leave.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Israeli broadcaster reports proposed buffer zone plan in southern Lebanon.

The plan includes creating a 2–4 km depopulated security zone, destroying frontline villages to prevent Hezbollah activity, and restricting civilian return.

Reports also suggest Christian-majority villages will be excluded.

The plan has not been officially approved.

🌲 - 🇻🇦🇮🇱🇮🇷✝️ The Vatican: Pope Leo XIV urged the Israeli President to “reopen all channels of dialogue” to end the war with Iran.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli Activity Report – Lebanon (Today until 1:00 PM Beirut Time): Israeli military messaging indicated that a full occupation of Lebanon is not a war objective and that disarming Hezbollah is solely Lebanon’s responsibility, with no link between a potential ceasefire in Iran and ongoing operations in Lebanon.

Israeli aerial activity intensified, with reconnaissance aircraft observed over Beirut and warplanes flying at very low altitude over the southern suburbs (Dahieh).

On the ground level, Israeli statements signaled intentions to destroy border villages including Kfar Kila, Yaroun, Houla, and Aita al-Shaab.

Operationally, multiple strikes and bombardments were reported across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa: intense airstrikes targeted a residential area in Jouaiya (Tyre district), while additional strikes hit Srifa, Braachit (Nabatieh), areas between Kafra and Srebbine (with an ambulance set on fire), and the vicinity of a mosque in Sohmor (Bekaa). Drone strikes were also reported on Jouaiya, Al-Bustan, and Sohmor, alongside artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of Haris and Kafra.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧⚠️🚨Israeli Army: Warning of planned strikes on the Sohmor–Machgharah bridges, urging residents to move north of the Zahrani River and avoid heading south to ensure their safety.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ The ICRC denied reports of an agreement to facilitate evacuations from Ain Ebel to Beirut.

The organization stated that such claims are inaccurate and have no connection to its activities, urging the public not to share or respond to these messages.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧🚨⚠️ Channel 14 Israel, citing a security official: If the Lebanese state does not confront Hezbollah, we will begin targeting it.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧⚠️ Channel 14 Israel, citing a security official: The assassination of Naim Qassem is only a matter of time.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Airstrikes and drone strikes targeted multiple locations across southern Lebanon, including Sohmor, Al-Jumayjimah, Al-Haniya, Majdal Selm, Srifa, Deir El Zahrani, Haddatha, Shamaa, and Debaal.

🌲 - 🇺🇳⚠️ UNIFIL reported an explosion inside a United Nations position near Adaisseh at noon, which resulted in injuries to three soldiers, including two in serious condition. The source of the explosion remains unknown.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Israeli military announces start of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 A new Israeli airstrike targeted Dahieh.