Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese towns continued, while Hezbollah directed its rockets at sites and gatherings in Tel Aviv. The Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that Minister Gallant ordered the raising of the alert level on all war fronts.

Simultaneously, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received a call from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, during which they discussed the relations between Lebanon and the UK and the situation in the region. Lammy stated that "expanding the conflict is not in anyone's interest, and the United Kingdom wants to see this resolved peacefully through a negotiated settlement."

Regionally, the Israeli army announced an airstrike on a site in southern Gaza where prominent Hamas members, including Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Deif, were present. However, Hamas denied these claims. Senior Israeli officials stated that the opportunity to assassinate Deif "cannot be missed."

The Israeli army committed a new massacre, resulting in dozens of casualties in Khan Younis' Mawasi. The Palestinian presidency condemned the Mawasi massacre, stating that Hamas shares legal, ethical, and political responsibility for the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip. Hamas responded by saying, "The Mawasi massacre is a clear indication that the Israeli government is continuing its war of extermination against our Palestinian people."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the war on Gaza will end only when all its objectives are achieved and will not stop a second before that.

An Israeli official involved in the prisoner exchange negotiations confirmed that Netanyahu's new demand to prevent militants from returning to northern Gaza threatens to derail the talks.

Meanwhile, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, during a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić in Cairo, affirmed that Egypt strongly opposes using the Rafah crossing as a tool to tighten the siege on Gaza.

Saudi Arabia called for an immediate halt to the Gaza war after the Israeli war machine targeted refugee camps in Khan Younis.

Internationally, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that the deployment of long-range American missiles in Germany would not lead to escalation with Russia.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that Swedish investigators could not identify the perpetrator of the sabotage of the Russian "Nord Stream" gas pipelines and have closed the case.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the "Tibetan-Chinese conflict resolution" bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden constitutes blatant interference in China's internal affairs.

Away from politics, the Princess of Wales, Kate, attended the Wimbledon final in a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis.

Economically, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that sanctions against Russia have made the dollar less attractive as a global currency.