The Israeli military conducted several strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing one person, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The Israeli military stated its actions targeted a Hezbollah member and the group’s infrastructure.
The attacks occurred just days after the Lebanese military announced the completion of the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah in the region south of the Litani River. Israel has described these efforts as insufficient.
In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that an “Israeli enemy strike on a car in Bent Jbeil city in south Lebanon resulted in the martyrdom of one citizen.”
The Israeli military confirmed the strike in the Bent Jbeil area, stating it was a response to what it called “Hezbollah’s continuous violations of the ceasefire understandings.” A military statement said, “the IDF (Israeli military) struck a Hezbollah terrorist.”
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) also reported multiple Israeli air raids, including “more than 10 raids” on the town of Kfar Hatta, north of the Litani River, causing “significant damage” to buildings. The Israeli military, which had issued an evacuation warning for the town, confirmed it was “striking Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas” and later announced an additional strike on “an underground site used for weapons storage belonging to Hezbollah.”
These strikes continue despite a ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024.
Earlier on Sunday, the NNA reported “a series of violent Israeli strikes” on several other towns in southern Lebanon, most of which are located north of the Litani River.
Under pressure to prevent an escalation, Lebanon has committed to disarming the Iran-backed group. While the Lebanese army confirmed on Thursday that it had disarmed the area south of the Litani, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded that the ceasefire “states clearly, Hezbollah must be fully disarmed.” The statement added that Lebanon’s efforts “are an encouraging beginning, but they are far from sufficient.”
In an interview with state television on Sunday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun commented that Hezbollah’s weapons had “outlived their purpose” as a deterrent, describing them as “a burden on its community and on Lebanon as a whole.”
