Soldier killed in anti-tank missile attack as Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire proposal

Key Points:

• An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) officer, Cpt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, was killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack in southern Lebanon, prompting immediate Israeli air and artillery strikes on Hezbollah targets.
• Despite a US-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, Hezbollah rejected the deal, with its deputy leader Naim Qassem calling it "surrender" and pledging continued attacks on northern Israel.
• US President Donald Trump claimed Hezbollah had not rejected the ceasefire and suggested progress was being made, while fighting and rocket attacks by Hezbollah continued in northern Israel.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described the ceasefire talks as the "last chance" for peace, while the EU pledged €100 million to support the Lebanese army amid ongoing hostilities.
• A Serbian UN peacekeeper was killed by mortar fire in southern Lebanon; the IDF blamed Hezbollah for the attack, which also injured other UN personnel, highlighting the continued risks to UN forces in the region.