US envoy Morgan Ortagus's visit dominated morning coverage, requesting "evidence of reforms" from ministers and the Central Bank governor while pressing for disarmament "as soon as possible." She later clarified to LBCI that she hadn't discussed normalization with Lebanese officials, contradicting earlier speculation.
Tensions escalated when Israeli forces struck a construction vehicle in Zbqin, killing two reported Hezbollah members. One victim was allegedly targeted through his pager, echoing February's mass pager detonations. Israeli military claimed they were rebuilding Hezbollah infrastructure.
Patriarch Al-Rahi warned against changing Lebanon's system, stating "sects should concede to the state, not the state to sects." Meanwhile, reports emerged of demographic shifts with people leaving Beirut's southern suburbs for Mount Lebanon properties.
Iran placed its military on "maximum alert" amid potential US strikes, with Iranian officials rejecting Trump's proposal for direct negotiations, maintaining their position from previous administrations.