Japan's finance minister Katayama said a balance can be struck between fiscal sustainability and measures to support the economy.

Axios reports Trump spent the past 24 hours pressing Israel to avoid a full-scale restart of war after Iranian missile strikes. U.S. officials say Netanyahu is unlikely to ignore the strikes because failing to retaliate would signal Iranian ascendancy and deter U.S. and Israeli military action. The call ended without a clear decision; some U.S. participants said Trump bought time, while Netanyahu said he viewed Trump's opposition as not an explicit 'do-not-retaliate' instruction. U.S. and Israeli sources say strategic and political incentives are diverging: Netanyahu needs the conflict to continue to preserve his political position in Israel, while Trump needs it to end to preserve his political standing in the U.S.

Al Arabiya reports Lebanon's justice minister said Hezbollah's campaign is unrelated to Lebanon's national interest and is pursuing an external agenda. He said Lebanon does not intend to remain at war, that ending the fighting requires negotiations, and that Hezbollah's stance has weakened Lebanon's negotiating leverage.