Lebanon's National News Agency reported an Israeli Merkava tank fired several shells at Khiam in southern Lebanon.

On Aug 19 the China Interbank Market Dealers Association (NAFMII) issued a disciplinary notice giving Shengda Futures a serious warning. NAFMII found that, as an interbank bond-market trading institution, Shengda lent trading instant‑messaging accounts to personnel, failed to carry out active management of related products, did not ensure full transaction traceability for bond trades, and lacked front‑office/back‑office segregation. The sanction was imposed after review under interbank bond‑market self‑discipline rules.

China’s Central Meteorological Observatory said at 12:34 on Aug. 19 that Typhoon No.18, Shadol, formed in the northwest Pacific. At 11:00 the centre was at 8.2°N, 153.9°E, about 1,160 km southeast of Guam. Maximum winds near the centre were 18 m/s, central pressure 998 hPa, with a radius of gale-force (≥7) winds of 100–200 km. Shadol is moving NNW at 15–20 km/h, expected to strengthen and track toward waters east of the Ryukyu Islands; no impact on Chinese waters is expected over the next five days.