US-backed framework sparks renewed clashes as Israel expands footprint in southern Lebanon

Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least one person, as Hezbollah rejected a US-brokered four-point peace framework that would transfer exclusive security control of vacated areas to the Lebanese army while allowing Israel to maintain an expanded security zone; Netanyahu called the agreement historic, Israel says it will extend its stay, and Hezbollah vows continued resistance amid ongoing cross-border violence.