News|Israel attacks LebanonIsrael launches new wave of air attacks on Lebanon, straining fragile truceIsrael says it targeted Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, adding pressure to a US-brokered ceasefire.
On Monday, Israel's military executed multiple airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting areas such as Mount Safi, Jbaa, the Zefta Valley, and the region between Azza and Rumin Arki. Lebanese state media reported damage to several homes. No casualties…
On Monday, Israel's military executed multiple airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting areas such as Mount Safi, Jbaa, the Zefta Valley, and the region between Azza and Rumin Arki. Lebanese state media reported damage to several homes. No casualties have been reported as of now.
The Israeli military confirmed that these attacks were directed at Hezbollah-linked sites, including a special operations training compound utilized by the elite Radwan Force. Additional targets included several buildings and a rocket-launching site.
This development follows recent dispatches of civilian envoys by Israel and Lebanon to a military committee responsible for overseeing the ceasefire brokered by the United States in 2024. This agreement had initially put an end to over a year of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.
On Monday, Israel's military executed multiple airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting areas such as Mount Safi, Jbaa, the Zefta Valley, and the region between Azza and Rumin Arki.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated on Friday that Lebanon is pursuing negotiations with Israel aimed at halting these ongoing attacks. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed interest in enhancing the ceasefire monitoring mechanism, potentially involving U.S. and French troops, to verify Israel's claims regarding Hezbollah's rearmament and the Lebanese army's efforts to dismantle the group's infrastructure.
The United Nations released a report in November detailing the death of at least 127 civilians in Lebanon since the ceasefire commenced, labeling the strikes as potential "war crimes." Tensions have further escalated after Israel's recent bombing of Beirut's southern suburbs, which resulted in the death of Hezbollah's top military commander, Haytham Ali Tabtabai.
Hezbollah has indicated that it will not disarm while Israeli strikes and the occupation of five points in southern Lebanon continue. The ongoing situation has led to concerns that Israel may expand its air campaign in the region.
Based on reporting by Al Jazeera.
