Lebanon and Israel conclude maritime boundary agreement

UNIFIL detected at least two rockets from the Qulaylah area toward northern Israel and reported Israeli artillery response. It called on both parties to avoid escalation.

Three rockets were launched from near Qulaylah toward Israel; Israeli artillery returned fire near Zibqin. UNIFIL said no organisation had claimed responsibility and that the incident violated...

The United States sent Lebanon and Israel a framework letter setting terms for indirect maritime boundary talks. The framework later underpinned negotiations hosted at Naqoura.

The UN Secretary-General welcomed the two governments’ announcement of agreement on their maritime dispute and emphasised the importance of implementing resolution 1701.

Letters dated 18 October were attached to the later exchange constituting the maritime boundary agreement. The arrangement addressed offshore boundaries without resolving the land border.

The UN law-of-the-sea records show Lebanon deposited a list of geographical coordinates transmitted by its foreign minister in connection with the maritime delimitation.

The Lebanon–Israel exchange of letters was registered with the UN Treaty Secretariat under number 57582. Registration provides a formal treaty record; it does not settle disputed land boundaries.

UN Treaty records register a communication by Lebanon relating to the 2022 maritime agreement. This is a later treaty-record development, not a separate armed resistance action.

Hezbollah and Israeli forces began exchanges of fire across the Blue Line. Hezbollah presented its operations as solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza; the fighting displaced civilians on both sides.

Human Rights Watch verified footage of Israeli white phosphorus airbursts at Boustane on this date; the mayor said many villagers were still present. Civilian exposure and displacement became...