🔸 LEBANON POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE: Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel declared: "We will not coexist with Hezbollah regardless of the outcome of the negotiations. We will not coexist with this militia and its weapons. Hezbollah must abide by the state's conditions. Most Lebanese are not prepared to live as hostages of Hezbollah any longer."
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's office said Salam, during a call with Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani, praised Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for ending speculation regarding Syria's intentions toward Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the U.S. commitment to stop the war in Lebanon is an integral part of the memorandum of understanding. He added that there is "no excuse or justification" for the continuation of what he called Israel's "illegal and aggressive actions in Lebanon."
⚔️ REPORTS OF U.S. PRESSURE ON ISRAEL'S LEBANON POLICY: A senior Israeli official told Channel 13: "The message we received from the Americans was clear: you had unlimited credit — and it has run out."
The report came as Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the IDF will not withdraw from Lebanon.
President Trump said: "We'll deal with it quickly, I solve problems fast, even with Netanyahu."
According to The New York Times, Israel has instructed its forces in Lebanon to avoid offensive operations and to use force only in self-defense or with high-level approval. The reported restriction is significant because it directly affects the operational scope of Israeli activity in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported one person killed and two wounded by Israeli fire in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Lebanon's National News Agency said the three were struck by machine-gun fire while near a bulldozer working to clear a road in the area.
🇮🇱 NETANYAHU: ISRAEL MUST BUILD INDEPENDENT ARMAMENTS CAPABILITY: Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign weapons supplies and strengthen domestic defense production.
"I want defense self-sufficiency. I greatly appreciate the support we have received, and that I have also secured over the years, from our American friends. Today, however, I say that we need our own independent armaments capability. We are producing our own weapons in order to free ourselves from dependence."
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