Lebanese authorities report 20 killed by Israeli airstrikes over past 24 hours; Israel destroys Shiite place of worship in Yaroun | LIVE

Hezbollah attacks Israeli soldiers in Naqoura

Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli soldiers in Naqoura (Sour) at 11 a.m. and then at 12:30 pm, using exploding drones, in a two-stage operation, according to a statement.

Hezbollah says it fired rockets at Israeli targets in Houla

Hezbollah said that it fired rockets at Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of the school of Houla (Marjayoun district) at 5:45 p.m.

Sirens had earlier sounded in the village of Manara in Northern Israel, opposite the Lebanese village of Houla.

US 'suffocating' Iran's economy, claims Trump administration official

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted Sunday that the United States is suffocating the Iranian regime with the "economic blockade" imposed alongside the military offensive launched with Israel in late February against Iran.

Trump "ordered maximum pressure in March, and three weeks ago, he ordered the Treasury and me to begin 'Economic Fury,'" the minister explained Sunday on Fox News.

"I can tell you that we are suffocating the regime, that they are no longer able to pay their soldiers," Bessent stated.

"This is a real economic blockade," he added, emphasizing that the U.S. Navy is playing a leading role in preventing ships from traveling to and from Iran. “No ships are passing through,” the minister asserted.

A total of 49 ships were blocked, the U.S. military command for the Middle East, CENTCOM, stated on Sunday on X.

Sirens sounded in northern Israel after rocket fire from Lebanon

Sirens sounded in the Israeli village of Manara, opposite the Lebanese village of Houla (Marjayoun district), following a "rocket attack by Hezbollah," according to the Israeli daily Haaretz.

Yaroun municipality condemns destruction of husseiniyeh by Israeli army

The Yaroun (Bint Jbeil) municipality denounced, in a statement, the destruction by the Israeli army of a husseiniyeh (Shiite place of worship) in the village on Saturday, stating that it was "not surprised" by this action.

The Israeli army was heavily criticized on Saturday for having destroyed a convent and a religious school in the same village.

Two killed in this morning's Israeli strike on Breikeh

Two people were killed in the Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Breikeh (Nabatieh district) this morning, according to our correspondent in the South.

The Israeli army also carried out a major explosion near Shamaa (Sour).

20 people killed by Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry

The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that 2,679 people have been killed and 8,229 wounded by Israeli attacks on the country since March 2.

Compared to yesterday's figures, there have been 20 deaths and 46 injuries in the past 24 hours.

New Israeli strike on Haris, in the Bint Jbeil district

A new Israeli airstrike targeted Haris, a village in the Bint Jbeil district, which has already been heavily bombarded since this morning, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Israeli soldiers in Qantara, in the Marjayoun district.

South Lebanon: 2 more people killed in Israeli strike on Safad al-Battikh

Two more people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Safad al-Battikh, in the Bint Jbeil district, according to our correspondent. In the same region, Haris, where a similar strike killed one person earlier in the afternoon, was also bombed by Israeli aircraft and artillery.

In Maaliyeh, in the Sour district, Lebanese Red Cross rescue workers and the army recovered the bodies of two people killed the previous day in an Israeli strike. Meanwhile, the Israeli army carried out a demolition in Shamaa.

Hezbollah announces attack on Israeli soldiers in Bayyada

In its first statement of the day, Hezbollah announced that it had launched a "exploding drone" at Israeli soldiers and vehicles in Bayyada (Sour district) at 11:30 a.m., claiming to have "hit its target."

At the same time, the Israeli Air Force carried out further strikes, targeting the villages of Kafra and Yater (Bint Jbeil), while an Israeli drone targeted Jmaimjmeh (Bint Jbeil), according to our correspondent. The villages of Beit Yahoun and Kounin (Bint Jbeil) were also targeted by Israeli artillery fire.

For the Revolutionary Guard, Washington has only two choices: 'Impossible' operation or 'bad dea'

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has stated that the United States' options in the Middle East war are limited to an "impossible" military operation or a "bad deal" with the Islamic Republic.

In a statement broadcast on state television, the Guard, the Islamic Republic's ideological army, declared that Donald Trump "must choose between an impossible operation or a bad deal," citing a "change of tone" from China, Russia, and Europe toward Washington, as well as an Iranian "ultimatum" regarding the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

Israeli strikes on the districts of Sour, Bint Jbeil: 1 killed, several wounded

The Israeli army continues its strikes on southern Lebanon and, in particular, carried out drone raids in recent hours, which killed at least one person in Haris.

A new strike on Srifa, a village in the district of Sour that has been under Israeli fire since this morning, also wounded four rescue workers, according to our correspondent.

In detail:

An Israeli drone strike on Jwayya (Sour) targeted a scooter, wounding two people. The passengers of a car passing near the impact site were also slightly injured by shrapnel.

An airstrike targeted Froun (Bint Jbeil).

Several raids struck Srifa: during one of them, a missile failed to explode. Another slightly wounded four rescue workers from the Islamic Health Committee (Hezbollah), who were hospitalized in Sour. A drone strike on a moped in Haris (Bint Jbeil) resulted in one death.

Israel to acquire 2 new squadrons of American fighter jets

Israel announced it has approved a multi-billion euro contract with the United States for the purchase of two squadrons of fighter-bombers.

The contract provides for the delivery of one squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets produced by Lockheed Martin, as well as a second squadron of F-15IAs from Boeing, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. This investment aims to "guarantee Israel's air superiority for decades to come," the statement added.

Defense Minister Israel Katz explained that these acquisitions are central to the strategic plan known as "Israel's Shield." "Our mission is clear: to ensure that the military has the tools, capabilities, and power necessary to act anywhere, anytime," Katz added.

A pharmacy and a restaurant destroyed in Israeli strikes on Arab Salim, strikes on Jibsheet

In the Nabatieh district, two Israeli strikes targeted Jibsheet, including a house belonging to the Khodr family, according to our correspondent. Two other bombings targeted Arab Salim, in the same region, destroying a pharmacy and a restaurant.

In the Marjayoun district, artillery fire was reported in Khiam.

Two people killed in Israeli strikes on Arab Salim

According to initial reports obtained by our correspondent, the strikes targeting the "al-Oustoura" restaurant and a neighboring pharmacy in Arab Salim left two people dead.

Both buildings were completely destroyed, and due to the presence of gas cylinders and fuel oil tanks on the premises, an explosion and fire followed the airstrikes.

Israel bombards Nabatieh district, residents flee the area

The Israeli army continues its relentless assault on the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, according to our correspondent, prompting the flight of numerous residents from villages in the neighboring Zahrani region due to the intensive overflights by fighter jets and the explosions.

Strikes have been reported in the Qalaat Meis area, in Ansar, in Doueir, which was recently bombed, and in Nmeirieh (Nabatieh). Doueir is among the 11 villages threatened this morning by the Israeli army.

Fighter jets are also flying over Saida.

Israel bombards Nabatieh district, residents flee the area

The Israeli army continues its relentless assault on the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, according to our correspondent, prompting the flight of numerous residents from villages in the neighboring Zahrani region due to the intensive overflights by fighter jets and the explosions.

Strikes have been reported in the Qalaat Meis area, in Ansar, in Doueir, which was recently bombed, and in Nmeirieh (Nabatieh). Doueir is among the 11 villages threatened this morning by the Israeli army.

Fighter jets are also flying over Saida.

A series of Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon; it also shelled the village Srifa

Over the past hour, a series of Israeli airstrikes have rained down on southern Lebanon, with particular intensity on Srifa, in the Sour district, which was among the villages for which the Israeli army imposed an evacuation order this morning.

At least four airstrikes were reported on this village by sources close to our correspondent. Other airstrikes targeted Zawtar al-Sharqieh, Qseibeh (which was hit twice), Sharqieh (Nabatieh), Kfar Dounin (Bint Jbeil), and Shehabieh (Sour). Srifa, Qseibeh, Sharqieh, and Kfar Dounin had been threatened by the Israeli army earlier this morning.

An Israeli drone strike also targeted Siddiqine (Sour), wounding one person. And artillery bombardments targeted Mansouri, Qleileh, the heights of Majdal Zoun (Sour) and the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqieh and Mayfadoun, in the Nabatieh district.

Iran-US negotiations: Trump announces he will study Tehran's new proposal

Donald Trump announced yesterday that he would study a new plan from Tehran to resolve the Middle East war, warning that he had little chance of accepting it and raising the threat of further military operations. According to Iranian news agencies, however, Iran has submitted a 14-point plan to Washington, via Pakistan, aimed at ending the war within 30 days.

"I will soon be studying a plan that Iran just sent us," the U.S. president announced on his Truth Social platform, "but I cannot imagine that it will be acceptable, because [the Iranians] have not yet paid a sufficient price for what they have done to humanity and the world for the past 47 years" and the founding of the Islamic Republic.

According to the Tasnim news agency, Tehran's plan calls for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas near Iran, the lifting of the blockade of Iranian ports, the unfreezing of Iranian assets, the payment of reparations, the lifting of sanctions, a "mechanism" concerning the Strait of Hormuz, and "an end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon." Tasnim makes no mention of the nuclear issue.

Israel confirms it damaged religious building in Yaroun

The Israeli army confirmed on Saturday that its forces had damaged a religious building in Yaroun, southern Lebanon, following the outcry sparked by the confirmation of the demolition of a convent and an adjacent school in the village.

The army stated that forces operating in the village of Yaroun damaged a structure at a religious site while dismantling what it described as a "terrorist infrastructure" in the area.

"It was noted that, during the operations carried out to destroy the terrorist infrastructure, one of the houses located at a religious site was damaged," said Avichay Adraee, an army spokesperson speaking in Arabic, on X. "There were no visible signs indicating that it was a religious building," he added.

Hezbollah says it shelled Israeli soldiers in Bayyada

Hezbollah said Saturday evening it carried out a new artillery attack targeting Israeli vehicles and soldiers in the occupied village of Bayyada, on the coast south of Sour.

Israeli strike on mosque near Sour kills 3

Israeli attacks continued overnight, including a drone strike on a mosque in Sammaaiyeh, six kilometers southeast of Sour, killing three people, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Since 9 p.m. Saturday, Israeli artillery struck Burj Qalaway, Ghandourieh, Kounin (Bint Jbeil), as well as Touline and the strategic Wadi Hujeir valley (Marjayoun), Mansouri and Byout al-Sayyad (Sour).

Israeli airstrikes hit Blat (Marjayoun), Wadi Berghoz, the heights of Jabbour and Rihan, and Qatrani in the Jezzine district, as well as a tourist complex between Jarjou and Arab Salim in the Nabatieh district.

Israel also carried out explosions on the outskirts of Mais al-Jabal (Marjayoun), in Bint Jbeil, and in Shihine (Sour).

Israel confirms it 'damaged a religious building' in Yaroun

The Israeli army confirmed Saturday that its forces had "damaged a religious building" in Yaroun, in the Bint Jbeil district, following international outrage over its destruction of a convent and an adjacent school in the village.

Israel said its occupying forces in Yaroun damaged a structure at a religious site while dismantling what it claimed was "terrorist infrastructure" in the area.

Series of Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, village of Srifa pounded

Over the past hour, a series of Israeli attacks hit southern Lebanon, with particular intensity on Srifa, in the Sour district, which was among the villages ordered to evacuate this morning by the Israeli army.

At least four Israeli strikes hit the village, according to our correspondent.

Other bombardments targeted Zawtar Sharqieh, Qsaibeh, Sharqieh (Nabatieh), Kfar Dounin (Bint Jbeil), and Shehabieh (Sour).

Srifa, Qsaibeh, Sharqieh, and Kfar Dounin had been threatened earlier in the morning by the Israeli army.

An Israeli drone strike also targeted Siddiqine (Sour), wounding one person. Artillery shelling hit Mansouri, Qleileh, the heights of Majdal Zoun (Sour), and the outskirts of Zawtar Sharqieh and Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district.

Series of Israeli strikes on Nabatieh district, residents flee the area

The Israeli army continued attacks on the Nabatieh district, according to our correspondent, prompting residents of villages in the neighboring Zahrani area to flee.

Israeli strikes were reported on Qalaat Mais in Ansar, Doueir, and Nmeirieh, all in the Nabateih district.

Doueir is among the 11 villages threatened this morning by the Israeli army.

Fighter jets are also flying over Saida.

Good morning, and thank you for joining us for today's live coverage of the cease-fires in Lebanon and Iran and the developments in the region.