Morning coverage kept the 20 October Tampa round against regional escalation, with Mikati urging a return to the armistice and Resolution 1701 and reports that Beirut was splitting Hezbollah's disarmament from Israeli withdrawal into two tracks.
Attention moved to Israeli plans for the south, from Golan-or-Sinai scenarios and tracking of Hezbollah's Imad-4 network to talk of a prolonged stay, a free-trade zone proposal and Maariv reports of a possible operation, alongside an evacuation warning in Kfarreman.
Hezbollah chief Qassem replied that Israeli withdrawal was the only solution and liberation was in sight, launching a Nasrallah heritage foundation, as outlets debated Hezbollah's eroded rule-setting and review of Saraya al-Muqawama.
Energy Minister Saddi's boycott of cabinet over electricity prompted Berri-Salam contacts and warnings of a government shock.