Overview
- UNIFIL reported that an Israeli Merkava fired three rounds near clearly marked UN positions in southern Lebanon and tracked peacekeepers with a laser designator, with no casualties reported.
- Spain’s General Staff, cited by El Pais, said Israeli tanks fired three shots near a Spanish UNIFIL patrol in the El Khiam area, with rounds landing 150 to 380 meters away and no injuries.
- Israeli air operations escalated over the weekend with at least 25 strikes reported in areas north of the Litani River and in the Beqaa valley, which Israeli officials said targeted underground weapons storage used by Hezbollah.
- Lebanon says its forces have assumed operational control in parts of the border zone and has ordered planning for disarmament of armed groups north of the Litani under the ceasefire framework.
- UNIFIL called attacks on peacekeepers a serious breach of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, as Lebanon also points to Israel’s continued presence at five southern positions and frequent low-altitude overflights.