Chancellor Merz said that with the planned expansion of the IDF's Gaza offensive, 'the Israeli government bears even greater responsibility than before for providing for their needs.' Germany is Israel's second-biggest weapons supplier after the U.S.

The presence of the virus in sewage samples indicates ongoing transmission, but so far no patients with the disease have been reported. The Health Ministry has called on those who are not vaccinated to do so urgently

While the U.S. and Israel press for Hezbollah to disarm, the the group's Secretary-General Naim Qassem justifies his opposition by saying that the move would harm Lebanon's honor. In the meantime, Qassem's people are absent from government meetings and keeping their options open