Morning coverage focused on fallout from Israel's third strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, with Lebanon calling on international powers to intervene. President Aoun made a significant declaration to a French Senate delegation that "the decision to restrict weapons to state control has already been taken" and returning to war is unacceptable. This marked his strongest stance yet on Hezbollah disarmament.
By midday, reports emerged of Putin announcing a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-11 for Victory Day celebrations. Iran's Interior Minister attributed the Rajai Port explosion to negligence, contradicting earlier speculation about potential sabotage.
Evening news highlighted "significant advancement" in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo, with Egyptian sources reporting consensus on a long-term truce. Hezbollah's Naim Qassem characterized the Dahieh strike as a political move to change existing rules of engagement and accused Israel of wanting to build settlements in Lebanon.