Nine Syrian refugees from the same family, including six children, were killed in an Israeli air strike targeting a residential house in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.

Lebanese state news agency NNA reported that Israeli warplanes struck a house inhabited by civilians in the town of Adloun, near the southern city of Sidon (Saida).

Hezbollah is expanding its rocket strikes deep into northern Israel in response to what it describes as daily violations of the extended ceasefire.

The military is admitting it is caught by surprise after Hezbollah changes its fire policy, sending dozens of rockets deep into northern cities.

Iranian state media has reported that a draft informal memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington includes provisions on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad.

Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB, said the unofficial text of the so-called Islamabad understanding, which has not been finalised, sheds light on proposed security arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz and mechanisms related to frozen Iranian funds.

The Israeli military is seeking to expand its ground invasion deeper into Lebanon and has erected bridges above the Litani River, according to Israeli media reports.

Public broadcaster KAN reported that the military is attempting to widen its invasion in the Lebanese interior and has opened new routes to facilitate the movement of its forces.

It said the military attempted to cross the Litani River two months ago, but the attack was halted after troops encountered resistance and ambushes.

Iran warned that any military vessel attempting to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz or disrupt maritime traffic would be targeted by its armed forces.

The warning was issued by Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country’s top joint military command, according to state broadcaster IRIB.

The headquarters said the strategic waterway was being managed “with full authority” by Iran’s armed forces.

It added that all commercial vessels and oil tankers must use designated routes and obtain authorisation from the IRGC Navy. The statement warned foreign military vessels against interfering in Iran’s management of the strait or disrupting navigation.

Lebanon’s prime minister accused Israel of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” in the country’s south, urging a halt to the fighting as Israel launched fresh air strikes and evacuation orders.

A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had advanced deeper into Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned of a “dangerous” escalation and called for a “swift and real ceasefire.”

In a televised address, Salam accused Israel of “destroying towns and villages” and forcing residents into exile through “collective punishment.”

He said such actions would bring “neither security nor stability” to Israel. Salam also defended Lebanon’s engagement in US-brokered talks with Israel, despite uncertainty over the outcome.

The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is still in place, the US defence secretary said, and warned that Washington is ready to resort to military action again if diplomatic efforts fail to secure a deal that prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

“The blockade is very much still in place,” Pete Hegseth said in Singapore, where he addressed the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit.

“Once a deal is had or not, depending on the choice they make, it will be an open strait, a toll-free strait that the entire world can use, which is the way that it should be,” Hegseth said.

Iran’s parliament is set to vote on a bill to formalise the country’s management of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior lawmaker said.

Alaeddin Salimi, a member of parliament’s presiding board, said lawmakers had made a “definitive decision” to codify control of the strategic waterway, adding that the plan would become law.

He said Iran would not allow foreign powers to dictate policy on the strait, and confirmed the bill will soon be debated in a public session before a vote.

A fresh wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon killed at least five people and wounded 15 others, including two soldiers.

The soldiers were "seriously injured" after being targeted inside a vehicle by an Israeli army drone on the public road in Aaiba, in the southern district of Nabatieh, according to a Lebanese army statement.

They were transferred to a hospital for treatment, the army said.

Tel Aviv also launched incursions into more southern villages and towns, says senior Lebanese military source.

The efforts to reach a deal were thrown into question this week by US strikes on the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, countered by retaliatory Iranian fire.

Oman's Maritime Security Center said that it detected a naval mine west of the inshore traffic zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial waters.

In a post on the US social media company X, the center called on "all seafarers, fishermen, and vessels to exercise the utmost caution while navigating, to stay away from any suspicious objects, and to report them immediately to the relevant authorities."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met to discuss US-hosted military talks with Israel, according to the Lebanese Presidency.

The Lebanese delegation "reaffirmed its commitment to prioritising a ceasefire," the presidency said on US media company X.

Aoun and Salam also addressed preparations for the next round of US-mediated negotiations with Israel scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday, it added.

"The meeting further addressed the security situation in the country and the daily monitoring of the situation of people forcibly displaced from their homes and properties," said the presidency.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a “true friendship” is emerging between Washington and Islamabad, crediting Pakistan’s leadership for helping efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Iran.

Speaking during a question-and-answer session following his address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore Hegseth praised Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for their role in peace negotiations linked to the Iran conflict.

“An unexpected development and a true friendship” has been developing between the United States and Pakistan, Hegseth said, adding that the growing relationship was reflected in President Donald Trump’s ability to help broker peace between India and Pakistan during their military confrontation last year.

Lebanon's military said that a "targeted" Israeli strike wounded two soldiers in southern Lebanon, a day after military delegations from the two countries met in Washington.

In a statement, the Lebanese army said "two soldiers were seriously wounded as a result of being targeted inside a vehicle by a hostile Israeli drone" near the southern city of Nabatieh.

Israel's military issued evacuation warnings for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushed deeper into the country.

The latest warnings came a day after military delegations from the two countries held landmark security talks in Washington and ahead of US-brokered negotiations early next week—the fourth round since the latest Israeli escalation against Lebanon.

The US naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, citing Iranian seafarers.

"The naval blockade is still in place and ships are receiving stop warnings and denial of passage from CENTCOM," the report cited the seafarers as saying.

For his part, a top military advisor to Iran’s supreme leader accused Washington of "betraying diplomacy."

“As expected, the US President is betraying diplomacy for the third time.

"By continuing the naval blockade and making excessive demands in negotiations, he has further proven that he is not willing to engage in talks and is pursuing other objectives," Mohsen Rezaei wrote on the US social media company X.

A fresh wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon killed at least three people and wounded 11 others on Saturday morning, according to Lebanon’s state-run news agency.

A drone attack in Al-Marj in the town of Ansar killed a father and his son and wounded seven other members of their family, the National News Agency reported.

A pickup truck on the Sharifa–Habboush–Nabatieh road was also targeted by an Israeli drone strike, killing one person and seriously injuring another.