New York gold futures slid below $4,200/oz, down 1.08% on the day.

Despite reports of a ceasefire, Israeli drones continued strikes in southern Lebanon on the 19th, targeting towns and hills in the Nabatieh and Jezzine areas. Hezbollah MP Ibrahim Mousawi said Hezbollah began complying with the ceasefire but reserves the right to respond if Israel violates the agreement — "If Israel respects the ceasefire, we will respect it." Earlier the IDF said air-raid sirens sounded in the Zarit area of northern Israel on the 19th amid a suspected drone approach.

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