Fighting continues in southern Lebanon. There, Hezbollah claimed to have attacked two Israeli tanks near the border village of Labbouneh. The World Health Organization has warned of a "very high" risk of cholera in Lebanon following the wave of mass displacement caused by Israel's nationwide airstrike campaign and southern ground offensive.

Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across him unknowingly in a battle,

Hezbollah has warned that it sees the conflict with Israel moving to a “new and escalating phase” following Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar, seen as the mastermind of the 7 October attack on Israel, was killed during an operation by Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Wednesday.