Negotiations led by Iranian officials Vens and Ghalibaf have begun, while military fuel tankers are being off‑loaded from Ben Gurion Airport and dispatched to other locations, with the head of the physicians’ association stressing the right to enrichment. In the southern Lebanon front, Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of soldiers killed in recent attacks and are preparing for their burial. Prime Minister Netanyahu faces a choice between remaining in southern Lebanon, with its military and political costs, or withdrawing from what he regards as a crucial personal project.