11:43⇢Higher Defense Council Drafts Hezbollah Disarmament Plans
⌨The newspapers report on escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank, with rising casualties from Israeli strikes in Gaza (Annahar) and a Palestinian woman killed by Israeli forces near Salfit in the West Bank (Al-Manar). Domestically, developments include Judge Bilal Halawi's detention of Karim Salam, brother of the former Economy Minister (LBCI, LBC), and the Salam government retrieving controversial coastal project decrees (L'Orient-Le Jour). Political discussions continue around Hezbollah disarmament, with the Higher Defense Council tasked with developing plans for this process (Naharnet), while Russia maintains support for Assad amid uncertainty about his future (Lebanon24).