PresidentTrump: US Military to Remain in Place Around Iran Until Real Agreement Achieved + IDF's Eternal Darkness Operation Strikes 100 Hezbollah Targets in 10 Minutes + US & Iran to Meet in Islamabad on Saturday

For review:

1. Items from the 10-Point Ceasefire Plan.

• The lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions on Iran.
• Continued Iranian control over the strait of Hormuz.
• US military withdrawal from the Middle East.
• An end to attacks on Iran and its allies.
• The release of frozen Iranian assets.
• A UN security council resolution making any deal binding.

2. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday night renewed his threat to use unprecedented force against Iran if it doesn’t comply with the terms of the ceasefire, ahead of scheduled peace talks between Washington and Tehran.

3. The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah.

The IDF branded the wave of strikes launched on Wednesday with the codename of “Eternal Darkness.”

According to the IDF, the strikes were carried out across Lebanon by 50 fighter jets that dropped some 160 bombs on 100 targets within 10 minutes.

4. The secretary of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem was killed on Wednesday evening in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday.

5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening that Israel would begin negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” aimed at disarming Hezbollah and reaching a full peace agreement between the countries.

6. The UK and several EU countries on Thursday condemned the large wave of IDF airstrikes in Lebanon.

7. France today announced a €36 billion ($42 billion) boost to its defense budget for the next four years as part of an updated military planning law.