Welcome to the News Hour. Vice President J.D. Vance is heading to Pakistan, where he's set to meet Iranian officials this weekend in a bid to end the nearly six-week U.S.-Israel war with Iran. The demands are steep, trust is thin, and President Trump said today he's unsure if he'll support further talks after this round. Meantime, in Lebanon, residents are still digging out from this week's Israeli strikes.

Liz Landers starts our coverage.

Today in Lebanon, pain and grief as mourners gather to share memories

and bid a final farewell to loved ones following Israel's deadliest wave of strikes since the start of war.

Devastating buildings and leaving more than 300 dead.

The loss of people can never be replaced, you know.

But as for the stones and buildings, God can compensate for that.

What can we do?

We want to live, not continue in this situation.

It's compounding an already desperate humanitarian situation.

According to the World Food Program, the conflict has displaced over 1 million people.

And even before the Iran War, more than 800,000 people in Lebanon faced acute

food insecurity, causing aid teams to scramble on the ground and provide food to families like this one.

That suffering is dividing Lebanon's people on the merits of planned peace talks with Israel next week.

Negotiation is the only way to peace and for people to live.

People are all displaced living on the streets.

People aren't living.

If you want to conduct negotiations under war, as Israel wants to operate,

under fire, we do not accept, and we will remain steadfast." Meantime, in Israel, sirens blared after Iran-backed Hezbollah fired a barrage of missiles,

one of which damaged this church complex.

The IDF says it struck 10 Hezbollah launchers inside Lebanon.

But before the Israel-Lebanon talks, another major test of

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