The New York Times quoted informed regional and American officials as saying that the outlines of a possible agreement between Israel and Lebanon are beginning to crystallize, opening the door to cautious optimism regarding reaching a settlement.

US envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein said an agreement to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah is “within our reach,” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday.

Fans booed and whistled at the Stade de France before the French national team's match against Israel in the European Football Nations League on Thursday, while a large number of supporters of the Palestinian cause and those in solidarity with Lebanon gathered to denounce and demand an end to the war of extermination waged by the Israeli occupation.

The Israeli army announced on Wednesday evening that 6 soldiers, including a major, were killed in a battle in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah also announced that it had bombed the Israeli Defense Ministry headquarters for the first time.

Israeli warplanes launched 9 raids on Beirut's southern suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after Israeli warnings to neighborhoods to evacuate. This comes as Hezbollah has expanded its missile strikes in the past hours.

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that at least 20 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the coastal town of Barja, located more than 20 kilometers south of Beirut.