Hezbollah and IDF forces maintain high-intensity kinetic engagements in southern Lebanon despite US-Iran 60-day ceasefire negotiations.
Incident Distribution
- Hezbollah utilized suicide FPV drones to strike Israeli military positions near Merkavot and Manara and IDF personnel in Shama.
- The IDF conducted airstrikes and artillery shelling against Hezbollah infrastructure in Tyre, Al-Shahabiyah, Al-Bayad, and Marakah.
- Hezbollah destroyed two Merkava tanks and multiple support vehicles in Wadi Hassan and Tir Harfa using anti-tank missiles and loitering munitions.
- Israeli Air Force strikes in Gaza eliminated three commanders from Islamic Jihad and Hamas and destroyed three weapons depots.
- Hezbollah air defense units forced the withdrawal of an IDF Hermes 450 drone in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region at 08:00 ET (12:00 UTC).
Diplomatic channels between Tehran and Washington signal a potential 60-day ceasefire memorandum conditioned on Strait of Hormuz normalization. Tactical activity in southern Lebanon and Gaza forces a costly defensive posture for IDF logistics along the northern border.