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Former Chief of Staff of the IDF, Gadi Eisenkot appears increasingly as a credible alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu. His security profile, his military career, his personal mourning in the Gaza war and his new Yashar party give him a unique place in a conflict-hardened Israeli society. The Islamabad accords, perceived by one side of Israel as a diplomatic defeat against Iran, reinforce this political dynamic.

After the Israeli strikes on Beirut, JD Vance sent an unusually firm message to Israel. The US Vice President recalls that the interests of Washington and Jerusalem are not always the same, as the Trump administration seeks to preserve the memorandum with Tehran. This position places Lebanon at the centre of an arm between American diplomacy, Israeli security demands and Iran's conditions.

The night signing of the Islamabad memorandum in Versailles gives Lebanon an unexpected place in the settlement between Washington and Tehran. The first clause mentions the end of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and the guarantee of Lebanese sovereignty. This formulation opens a major diplomatic window, but its effect will depend on the final agreement, a Security Council resolution and verifiable mechanisms on the ground.

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The Islamabad memorandum between the United States and Iran places Lebanon in the first clause of the draft agreement. The text provides for the permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and mentions the guarantee of Lebanese territorial integrity and sovereignty. But this formula must be translated into specific mechanisms: Israeli withdrawal, return of displaced persons, role of the Lebanese army and international surveillance.

The draft 14-point agreement between Iran and the United States provides for a general ceasefire, a 60-day negotiating period, the reopening of the Strait of Ormuz, the gradual lifting of sanctions and an economic programme of $300 billion. But the Lebanese side remains one of the most sensitive points: Lebanon is well mentioned in the ceasefire, without clear public guarantees on the Israeli withdrawal from the South or on the return of the displaced.

Donald Trump claims to have spoken with Syrian President Ahmed al-Charaa about the confrontation with Hezbollah. This statement, reported by Reuters, introduces Damascus into the Lebanese case as Washington seeks to preserve its agreement with Iran and contain Israeli strikes in Lebanon. For Beirut, this track is sensitive: it affects Lebanese sovereignty, the memory of Syrian tutelage and the risk of a regional arrangement without the Lebanese State.

Donald Trump sent a rare public criticism to Israel about his military methods in Lebanon. By denouncing the destruction of residential buildings to target Hezbollah members, the US President places the issue of Lebanese civilians at the centre of a sensitive diplomatic sequence. For Beirut, these statements confirm a reality that has been going on for months: Israeli strikes affect not only military objectives, but entire neighbourhoods.

South Lebanon remains under high tension after a night of Israeli strikes and exchanges of fire with Hezbollah. Mifdoun, Choukin, Rihane, Hadatha-Haris and Kfar Tebnit are sectors affected or reported by Lebanese and international media. Iran warns that continued Israeli attacks could threaten the momentum with Washington. The United States, on the other hand, is multiplying the pressure signals on Israel before the expected signing of the agreement.

The reported withdrawal of many Israeli vehicles from Khiam to Mazraat Sardah and Al-Amra revives the hypothesis of an early withdrawal from southern Lebanon. No global departure is confirmed, but the diplomatic sequence has changed. Iran claims that the end of the war in Lebanon is the central issue of the agreement with Washington, while the Israeli press refers to pressure on Netanyahu. The visa file of Itamar Ben Gvir adds a political signal to the tensions between Washington and Israel's hard wing.

The Iranian army threatened Israel with a "severe response" after strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least four people in Mayfadoun and Choukin. This warning comes despite the announcement of an agreement between Washington and Tehran to open a regional de-escalation. Israel claims to have intercepted Hezbollah rockets and destroyed a launcher, while Iran now demands Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas in Lebanon.

The Civil Defence identified 18 martyrs in Hadatha following Israeli attacks on that town in Bint Jbeil District. This local preliminary assessment does not only concern the strike on Tuesday against a van on the Hadatha-Haris road, whose driver survived before being evacuated by the Lebanese army. Bombardments also targeted Nabatiyah al-Fawqa, Kfar Rumman and Habbush.

In an interview with Al Arabiya English since Minsk, Alexander Lukashenko delivered a charge against Israel, the United States and NATO. The Belarusian president called the Israeli actions in Gaza a "Holocaust", denounced the American attack on Iran as a "fatal mistake" and warned that direct intervention by the Atlantic Alliance in Ukraine could lead to a nuclear confrontation. He also apologized to Volodymyr Zelensky and assured that Belarus did not want to go directly to war.

Donald Trump said, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, that he suggested that Israel leave Syria "to occupy" Hezbollah in Lebanon. The U.S. President believes that the confrontation between Israel and the Shi'a movement has lasted too long and cost too many lives. This declaration comes as Washington defends a framework agreement with Iran, Israel refuses to withdraw from Lebanon and Beirut demands the exclusive return of the State to its territory.