■ The IDF warned of possible increased fire from Lebanon as Hezbollah expanded rocket and drone attacks, with a Hezbollah-affiliated source saying the group is responding to deeper Israeli operations in southern Lebanon and seeking to establish a new “deterrence equation.”
■ Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli strikes killed 16 people and wounded 34 over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since fighting resumed in March to 3,371.
■ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said talks with Iran have been “productive” while stressing that the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains in place; CENTCOM said it disabled a vessel attempting to violate the blockade.
■ An Associated Press report cited Israeli soldiers who said Palestinian civilians continued to be killed in Gaza after the October cease-fire, describing permissive rules of engagement near Israeli-controlled areas.
■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold a security assessment Saturday night focused on developments in Lebanon, according to a source familiar with the matter.