The Israel-Hezbollah conflict has entered another volatile phase as fresh rocket attacks, military strikes and high-level diplomatic negotiations unfold simultaneously across the region. Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for a series of rocket attacks targeting Israeli forces along the northern front and has released drone footage that it says shows strikes on Israeli military positions near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. The footage has circulated widely online as the group seeks to showcase its battlefield operations amid the ongoing conflict. The Israeli military has also confirmed conducting a night raid on what it described as a Hezbollah weapons facility containing military equipment and explosives in southern Lebanon. WATCH

Kerala politics has entered a tense new phase after the Enforcement Directorate launched a sweeping search operation across multiple locations linked to the ongoing Exalogic-CMRL investigation. The early-morning ED action has once again pushed the alleged payments case into the center of Kerala’s political discourse, with attention turning toward entities linked to former CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s family. The searches come shortly after legal developments gave fresh momentum to the agency’s probe into alleged financial transactions involving CMRL and Exalogic. Investigators are examining alleged retainer payments and possible financial irregularities that had earlier drawn scrutiny from tax authorities, with the case now widening significantly. WATCH