Today’s top stories: 1) The IDF and the Lebanese Hezbollah continue to exchange low-intensity blow, ahead of Israel’s expected high-intensity retaliatory attack against the Iranian proxy. 2) European powers urge their citizens to immediately leave Lebanon, while efforts to limit prospects of wider escalation are ongoing. 3) Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Hezbollah deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Ziad al-Nakhala.

