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The Knesset has passed a law establishing the death penalty for terrorists, a law aimed primarily at Palestinians.

Finul announces the death of two peacekeepers near Bani Hayyan after an explosion that destroyed their vehicle.

Iran refuses to withdraw its Ambassador from Lebanon despite the deportation order issued by Beirut.

Bezalel Smotrich reaffirmed his desire to make the Litani the new security border of Israel. This declaration revives fears of a lasting occupation in southern Lebanon, while several Israeli officials are already defending an enlarged buffer zone. For Beirut, this line evokes a unilateral redefinition of the terrain and conflict.

Tehran seeks to include Lebanon in any agreement under discussion with Washington. According to regional sources and the Lebanese press, Iran warned that it would not completely dissociate the Lebanese front from the main file. Opposite, Israel refuses to link its war in Lebanon to a possible compromise with Iran. This divergence is becoming one of the major locks to a still unstable regional negotiation.

The report of 18 hours in Lebanon shows 1,247 deaths and 3,680 injuries since 2 March. The last 24 hours have been marked by attacks on Mansuri, Haris, Yater, Bint Jbeil and Ainatha, documented fighting around Qantara and in several border areas, the death of a Lebanese soldier and an Indonesian Blue Helmet, as well as further casualties recognized or reported on the Israeli side.

In Mansouri, a strike targeted a civilian defence centre, causing several injuries according to the NNA. The attack adds to a recent series of strikes against rescuers in South Lebanon. If the protected nature of the site is confirmed, this new alert could amount to a serious violation of international humanitarian law.

Donald Trump threatens to destroy the island of Kharg if discussions with Iran do not succeed quickly.

Tarek Bitar closed the investigation into the bombing of the port of Beirut and forwarded the case to the Attorney General for advice.

In the Grand Sérail, the Lebanese government warns about the lack of aid, the targeting of civilians and the rise of a discourse of discord.

A Finul patrol was reportedly targeted by an Israeli strike between Bani Hian and Tulousse, after a night already marked by the death of an Indonesian Blue Helmet.

In southern Lebanon, a Lebanese soldier was killed in an Israeli strike at an army checkpoint on the coastal axis of al-Amriyeh. The attack, which also caused several injuries, marks a new threshold in the war by directly touching an official position of the Lebanese State in a highly sensitive area.

Lebanon is approaching this morning in a tense climate. A Finul Blue Helmet, identified as Indonesian, was killed in the South, while new strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut after Israeli warning. To the south of the Litani, the Israeli advance also feeds rumors about Beaufort Castle, without clear independent confirmation at this time. In parallel, regional fire with Iran and the Gulf continues to weigh directly on the Lebanese front.

In Lebanon, the death toll rose to 1,238. Bombardments continue in the South, where relief workers were killed again in Bint Jbeil.