Tensions have flared in the south due to Israeli artillery targeting residential neighborhoods, resulting in several injuries. In this context, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center announced that "the final toll of the Israeli army's airstrike on a building in Nabatiyeh is 12 people injured." Meanwhile, Hezbollah responded by launching missiles at military positions, causing direct hits.

On the ground, retired military personnel closed all entrances to the government headquarters and completely blocked the road in front of the Beirut Municipality to prevent ministers from reaching the session. They later burned tires. As a result of the roadblocks, the Cabinet meeting scheduled for today to discuss the budget project was postponed to a later date due to insufficient quorum.

Regionally, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the international failure to implement international legitimacy decisions and International Court of Justice orders to compel Israel to halt its aggression against our people encourages it to continue committing further massacres. The ministry pointed out that "the horrific massacre in Khan Younis' Mawasi is an official Israeli policy aiming to transform the entire Gaza Strip into an uninhabitable wasteland."

The British Foreign Secretary stated that the "shocking" Israeli airstrike highlights the need for a ceasefire.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that a truce agreement with Hamas, which would allow the release of hostages held in Gaza, would represent a "strategic opportunity" for Israel to alter the security situation on all fronts.

In a recent incident, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reported that the Israeli army's halt of a UN convoy en route to conduct a polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza is the latest violation against UN staff, despite prior reporting and coordination.

Internationally, four Western countries announced their intention to impose sanctions on Iran for supporting Russia and "sending" ballistic missiles to Moscow. The German Foreign Ministry stated that the governments of France, Germany, and the UK strongly condemn Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia and will consequently impose sanctions on the Iranian airline, Iran Air. The US Treasury Department has also imposed new sanctions related to Iran and Russia.

During the "Yerevan Dialogue" international forum in the Armenian capital, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that Yerevan and Baku have agreed on 13 points from the draft peace treaty between them, adding that his country proposes signing the agreed-upon points.

Economically, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revised its monthly forecast for oil demand growth this year downward to about two million barrels per day. OPEC's monthly report noted that oil demand growth remains above the 1.4 million barrels per day recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic.