- President Trump extends Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by three weeks amid ongoing attacks.
- Hezbollah launches rockets into northern Israel; Israel responds with airstrikes.
- Pope Leo urges U.S. and Iran to resume negotiations, citing a photo of a Lebanese boy killed in Israeli strike
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