Home catches fire, as Israel shells Lebanon’s al-Mansouri

Israeli forces shelled the southern Lebanese town of al-Mansouri, setting a house on fire, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

There are reports that Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement. A Lebanese official said the US will now decide which countries to pick from the list, but did not provide further details. According to Reuters, cited by Jerusalem Post and Al-Monitor, Israel and the US had vetoed France.

The disarmament of Hezbollah is a priority for Israel, as reported by Le Monde English, which also noted that Beirut failed to secure a genuine ceasefire or progress on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Jerusalem Post, Al-Monitor, Le Monde English — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.