Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the IDF will remain deployed at five strategic points in southern Lebanon indefinitely, regardless of negotiations over disputed points on the border. Katz instructed the IDF to fortify its positions and prepare to stay there for a long period. Israel and Lebanon held direct talks to resolve border issues, but ties with Israel are not on the table according to a Lebanese source. The IDF confirmed carrying out an airstrike against a Hezbollah weapons facility in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley.
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