The Israeli Defense Forces said they confirmed an explosive-laden drone struck Israeli territory near the Israel–Lebanon border after alarms sounded earlier in the coastal areas of Rosh Hanikra and Betzet over suspected hostile aerial incursions.

Swiss National Bank chairman Schlegel said the SNB has not set and is not pursuing a specific exchange-rate target, but its willingness to intervene in FX markets has increased. He said the bank uses its policy rate to secure appropriate monetary conditions and will employ other measures, including FX intervention if necessary, as deteriorating Middle East tensions are putting upward pressure on the Swiss franc.

BOT governor says no need to raise rates to counter inf.