Hezbollah announced that it launched an operation at dawn on Saturday involving an ambush on a group of Israeli soldiers who attempted to advance towards Ghandouriyeh in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district.
The group said it detonated explosive devices at the Israeli forces and shelled them with rockets. The ambush resulted in injuries among Israeli soldiers, according to Hezbollah, who said the forces were withdrawn under cover of heavy smoke before the area was bombed from the air and by artillery fire.
In retaliation for Israeli attacks, Hezbollah also launched several rockets on northern Israel, specifically at the settlement of Kiryat Shmona, Israel's northernmost city. Israeli media reported that sirens were heard throughout the night and that several rockets were intercepted, according to local outlet Ynet.
Hezbollah also claimed it struck down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over the town of Zotar al-Sharqiya with a surface-to-air missile.
The UAE had a deeper role in the Iran conflict than previously known, carrying out strikes on Iranian targets even after the April ceasefire, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The attacks, coordinated with the US and Israel, targeted Qeshm and Abu Musa islands, Bandar Abbas, and key energy facilities. The UAE faced over 2,800 Iranian missiles and drones — more than any other country including Israel.
The strikes exposed Saudi-UAE divisions, with Riyadh complaining that Emirati actions risked Iranian retaliation against regional energy facilities.
President Donald Trump has yet to approve a proposed agreement with Iran following a meeting in the White House Situation Room, with a White House official saying any deal must satisfy the US president's conditions.Trump spent about two hours in the White House Situation Room on Friday reviewing a potential framework aimed at ending the conflict, but no final decision emerged from the meeting. Following the talks, a White House official said, "President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his red lines," as quoted by AFP.
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