Pakistani sources said on the 20th that Prime Minister Shehbaz and Army Chief Munir will travel to Switzerland on the 21st.

On the 20th local time, the Israel Defense Forces said it had received political-level instructions to implement a ceasefire but would continue operations inside a southern Lebanon "security zone", focusing on a large Hezbollah tunnel complex sheltering dozens of fighters. The IDF said it has stopped firing elsewhere in Lebanon and will keep destroying Hezbollah military infrastructure within the "security zone" and strike "urgent threats" outside it.

A member of Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee, Sayyedi, said more than 80% of the memorandum of understanding comprises U.S. commitments and that Iran would take reciprocal measures if the U.S. reneges on the MoU.