- ‘Israeli’ army strikes alleged Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon despite 2024 ceasefire.
‘Israel’s’ military said Tuesday it carried out airstrikes on a training compound and other sites operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
“A short while ago, the IDF struck infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in several areas in southern Lebanon,” the ‘Israeli’ army said in a statement, using its official initials, IOF.
The strikes targeted a compound allegedly used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Force for training, along with areas in the southern Lebanese valley where the towns of Izze and Romin are located, as well as Jbaa, Zefta, and Mount Safi, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA). Several homes in Jbaa were reported damaged, though Lebanese authorities have yet to confirm casualties.
The ‘Israeli’ military claimed the strikes targeted activities and infrastructure that violated agreements between ‘Israel’ and Lebanon and posed a security threat to ‘Israel’.
The attacks come despite a ceasefire that went into effect on November 27, 2024, intended to end more than a year of hostilities between ‘Israel’ and the group. The conflict, which began in October 2023 and escalated into a full-scale offensive in September 2024, left over 4,000 people dead and 17,000 injured.
Under the ceasefire, ‘Israel’ was expected to withdraw fully from southern Lebanon by January 2025 but has maintained troops at five border outposts and continues to conduct military operations.
The ongoing strikes underscore the fragile nature of the ceasefire and the persistent tensions along the ‘Israel’-Lebanon border.
