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Israeli forces detonated large explosions in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, near Tyre, on Monday, part of continuing strikes and an IDF operation described as destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon. Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam to take 'decisive action' against Iranian and Hezbollah financial networks, while Salam met Secretary of State Rubio to press for a full IDF withdrawal and Hezbollah disarmament as steps toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty. Together these developments illustrate the fragile post-war status quo along the Israel-Lebanon border, with continued Israeli military action, US financial pressure on Hezbollah, and Lebanese diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli presence in the south.