Israel says it has surrounded Hezbollah infrastructure in Bint Jbeil and claims to have killed over 100 fighters, while Hezbollah reports attacks on Israeli troops and reveals a weapons cache; Israel has not yet confirmed casualties.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports more than 2,055 dead and 6,588 wounded across the country from Israeli strikes, including women, children and medical workers, underscoring the humanitarian toll.

Prime Minister Netanyahu signals that Israel intends to push beyond hilltop control to deepen security measures in northern Israel, signaling broader regional objectives.

The fighting comes as Israel expands southern Lebanon operations to establish a security zone near the Litani River, about 20 miles from the border, amid ongoing diplomacy and a direct negotiation meeting in Washington.

Lebanese civilians and aid workers continue to die, including a 31-year-old Red Cross paramedic killed in an Israeli strike, with his funeral drawing mournful tributes in Choueifat.

In Beit Yahoun, another Lebanese Red Cross volunteer was killed in a separate strike, underscoring risks to humanitarian workers and prompting renewed calls from the ICRC for protection of medical personnel.

Fierce fighting and what appears to be an Israeli encirclement of Bint Jbeil mark a new phase in the Lebanon-Israel conflict, with Hezbollah responding with rockets and artillery.

A satellite image from the Israeli military shows a destroyed stadium in Bint Jbeil, a site with historical strategic significance in past confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah.