Hezbollah rejects draft while backing Lebanese deployment

Hezbollah rockets killed at least 15 people in Israel during one of the deadliest days for Israeli civilians in the war, according to contemporary reporting. Such attacks were later assessed by...

The Lebanese government offered to deploy 15,000 troops to southern Lebanon after Israeli withdrawal. The proposal helped frame the ceasefire and the restoration of state authority.

Fouad Siniora urged a decisive ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal amid mounting civilian casualties. The appeal was part of Lebanese diplomatic resistance to continued military operations.

Israeli air strikes killed civilians in Ghaziyeh near Sidon. The incident increased pressure on diplomats to end the war and protect populated areas.

Israel announced plans to push its ground offensive farther into Lebanon; Hezbollah continued to resist Israeli forces and fire rockets. The expansion increased the urgency of diplomatic negotiations.

Israeli forces encountered heavy resistance while taking Marjayoun. The clashes underscored the costs of a deeper ground operation in southern Lebanon.

A Hezbollah rocket killed two civilians, including a child, in the Arab Israeli village of Deir al-Assad. The deaths illustrate that rocket attacks harmed Arab as well as Jewish civilians in Israel.

Resolution 1701 called for a cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Israeli forces alongside Lebanese and UNIFIL deployment, and expansion of UNIFIL. It set the framework for the end of major...

An Israeli attack killed seven civilians in a convoy leaving Marjayoun, according to Human Rights Watch. The incident occurred as diplomats negotiated an end to the war.

Both parties signaled acceptance of the UN-backed cessation arrangement while continuing combat and expressing reservations. Ground operations and rocket fire continued ahead of implementation.