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The Israeli military has escalated operations across southern Lebanon, conducting artillery strikes, ground incursions, and burning residential structures despite concurrent peace negotiations in Rome aimed at implementing a ceasefire framework.
A militant assault in western Niger's Tillabery region claimed the lives of 16 soldiers and wounded 23 others. Nigerien forces killed 15 attackers and recovered weapons during the engagement.
Israeli forces detained more than 40 Palestinians in a raid on Tell town near Nablus on Saturday, converting a seized house into an interrogation centre. The operation follows an attack near Havat Gilad settlement that killed two Israeli soldiers.