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France has significantly tightened its position after the Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The spokesperson for the Quai d'Orsay, Pascal Confavreux, felt that a rediscussion of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel could not be excluded, given the seriousness of the events in Lebanon and the situation in the West Bank. If a suspension would remain difficult to obtain, because it presupposes unanimity among the 27 Member States, the political signal sent by Paris is clear: the strikes on Lebanon now weigh on the institutional relationship between Europe and Israel.

Direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations could start in Washington next week, in a very unfavourable context in Beirut.

Netanyahu wants to negotiate under fire in Lebanon to isolate the Lebanese file from the regional framework and regain control of a politically strengthened Hezbollah.

At 6 p.m., Lebanon remained caught between war and diplomacy. The southern front remains active, the southern suburb of Beirut remains under Israeli threat, and hospitals are still facing the shock of Wednesday's bombings. At the same time, Joseph Aoun claims that the proposal for a ceasefire with Israel and for direct negotiations is beginning to receive a positive response. But no agreement is yet formalized, and Washington and Israel continue to exclude Lebanon from the truce with Iran.

Avichay Adraee published a new threat against the southern suburbs of Beirut, disseminating a red map covering several densely populated areas, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath, Bourj el-Barajneh, Tahuitat el-Ghadir, Shiyah and Jnah. The image shows a very wide right-of-way up to the airport. For the inhabitants, this kind of alert is no longer a mere military communication: it often announces a new phase of pressure, panic and, potentially, strikes.

A new controversy shakes relations between the Vatican and the Trump administration. According to a still disputed account, Cardinal Christophe Pierre was summoned to the Pentagon after a speech by Pope Leo XIV denouncing the logic of war. Elbridge Colby reportedly asked the Holy See to align with US strategic priorities. The Pentagon denies any intimidation, while JD Vance says he wants to check the facts. Behind this case is a deeper fracture between Washington and the Vatican.

On Thursday, the Lebanese Council of Ministers asked the armed forces and the security forces to immediately begin to strengthen the State's total control over Beirut and to limit weapons to the only legitimate forces. At the same time, the government of Nawaf Salam decided to file an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council after the Israeli strikes on Wednesday. Joseph Aoun strongly affirmed that only the Lebanese State negotiates on behalf of Lebanon.

Four Lebanese soldiers were killed on 8 April in Israeli strikes in Saida, Baalbeck and Hermel, according to the Lebanese army.

On the morning of April 9, Lebanon wakes up after one of the most deadly days of this war. The Israeli strikes on Wednesday resulted in at least 182 deaths according to a provisional assessment by the Ministry of Health, and 254 according to the Civil Defence. Beirut was hit, the South remains under fire, and the Qasmiyeh bridge has aggravated the isolation of entire areas. At the same time, Paris, London, Madrid, Canberra and the UN are calling for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire, without changing the Israeli-American line for the moment.

Corrective: Israel claims to have killed in Beirut Ali Youssouf Harchi, personal secretary and nephew of Naim Qassem.

The announcement of a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran briefly gave hope for regional de-escalation including Lebanon. But the sequence was reversed in a few hours. While Pakistan, Iran and several European capitals argued that Lebanon should enter the field of the truce, Israel then the United States claimed the opposite. In the aftermath, the Israeli army carried out its most deadly strikes on Lebanon in this phase of war. Seen from Beirut, this day reveals an Israeli diplomatic failure immediately offset by a crushing logic intended to torpedo the ceasefire.

The record of Wednesday's Israeli strikes in Lebanon continues to grow. The Ministry of Health reported 112 deaths and 837 injuries in an updated interim report, while the Civil Defence reported 254 deaths and over 1,129 injuries. The figures remain scalable, as relief workers continue to search under rubble and many families are still looking for their loved ones in hospitals and emergency centres.

Hezbollah accuses Israel of massacres against civilians in Lebanon and affirms that the strikes reinforce its determination to continue the resistance.

By excluding Lebanon from the ceasefire with Iran, Trump aligned himself with the Israeli position and reduced the regional scope of the truce.