Key facts
- The UN Security Council condemned the killing of a UNIFIL peacekeeper in southern Lebanon.
- Milovan Jovanovic is the seventh UNIFIL peacekeeper killed since March 2.
- Israel conducted intensified military activity in southern Lebanon, including air strikes and artillery shelling.
- The mayor of al-Rayhan, Ali Badie, was killed in an Israeli raid.
- Iran's Foreign Minister stated a US-Iran deal is closer than ever.
- US President Donald Trump reposted the Iranian foreign minister's statement.
The UN Security Council has condemned the killing of a UNIFIL peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, identified as Milovan Jovanovic, the seventh to die since March 2. Israel has intensified military activity in the region, conducting air strikes and artillery shelling, and issuing evacuation orders for over 20 Lebanese towns. The mayor of al-Rayhan, Ali Badie, was among those killed in an Israeli raid.
Concurrently, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that a memorandum of understanding with the United States to end the war is closer than ever, urging an end to media speculation. US President Donald Trump reposted this statement on his Truth Social platform. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least two Palestinians were killed and 11 injured in Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours, bringing the total death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 72,993.
In a separate development, four activists from Palestine Action were jailed in Britain on terror charges for a protest raid on an Israeli arms firm.