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The day was defined by Israel's repeated statement, echoed across multiple outlets, that it cannot stop Hezbollah attacks even if it occupies all of southern Lebanon. This came as Israeli strikes and evacuation orders for southern villages and the Bekaa continued, with Hezbollah claiming drone and missile responses. The morning saw the leak of a draft declaration of intent between Israel and Lebanon by L'Orient-Le Jour, but by afternoon the field escalation overshadowed diplomacy. Patriarch Al-Rai's peace sermon was covered but sidelined. The health ministry reported 5 dead and 15 wounded from the day's raids. Iran threatened to break the naval blockade, while the WHO declared an Ebola emergency, a separate story.