Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held a telephone conversation with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss regional developments.

Israel has conducted new strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 13 people, including six children, the highest number of fatalities in recent weeks.

Israel’s minister of military affairs has threatened that anyone approaching the heights of southern Lebanon will be “eliminated.”

Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has condemned Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, saying Israel is violating international humanitarian law and calling for greater international action to protect civilians.

Israeli forces have stepped up attacks on homes and civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon and shelled the outskirts of Beit Jinn in Syria’s Damascus countryside.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the south and the return of displaced people to their areas constitute ‘national principles’ that must be upheld.

Israel escalates demolitions across south Lebanon, destroying a school, water wells, and scores of homes; a 1,100-ton blast on Ali al-Taher ridge triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor.