Military justice opened prosecution procedures in the Dahr al-Baidar explosives file, with editors tracking Hezbollah visits to the military prosecution and an exchange of communiqués. The party denounced the five-embassies statement as interference and vowed not to yield to pressure, while the army command said it would implement political decisions and extend state authority and the interior minister disputed claims of security breakdown. Berri was reported mediating to reopen dialogue between Aoun and Hezbollah as the Lebanese Forces kept contact with the presidency.
Attention shifted south as UNIFIL started its drawdown, raising the question of who would hold the border. Israeli detonations in Qantara and Khiam, incursions near Zoutar and fire toward Shebaa were reported alongside Israeli press claims of a ready offensive plan against Hezbollah.
All was read through the U.S. midterm defeat, with debate over Trump's next Iran move and Eisenkot's bid to replace Netanyahu.