Overnight coverage described Lebanon holding its breath, pairing L'Orient-Le Jour's account of Israeli bases, roads and checkpoints in the south with tallies of raids and drones over houses. By morning focus narrowed to an Israeli Maariv scenario, carried across outlets, of a naval blockade and occupation of southern cities from Nabatieh to the coast, presented as imposing facts while truce-monitoring talks stalled.
Attention then shifted to Washington and Tehran: Trump said one or two Iranian sites remained and spoke of minutes-long action, with a reported difficult call with Netanyahu over timing, while Qatari mediation yielded nothing and Tehran designated British forces terrorist, floated NPT withdrawal and warned of war without geographic limits.
At home Patriarch Rai said the country could not bear another war, Aoun voiced distrust of Hezbollah, Berri banked on U.S.-Iran dialogue, and Salam called an emergency meeting after a cocaine seizure at Beirut airport.