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Editors focused on the aftermath of the Zawtar al-Gharbiya pilot zone launch, with the army chief inspecting deployed units and the state framing the move as a return of sovereignty. Hezbollah's Loyalty to the Resistance bloc dismissed the steps as performative, while Israeli incursions and explosions continued in southern villages. The US-Iran confrontation escalated in parallel: IRGC claimed strikes on US THAAD systems in Jordan, and Trump threatened new military action. Reports of a US plan to isolate Iranian positions in the Strait of Hormuz and hidden American losses added to the tension. Domestically, Prime Minister Salam visited the south, and 86 MPs petitioned the UN to renew UNIFIL's mandate.