Israel Defense Forces launched a forceful offensive against the terrorist group amid the cease-fire
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The Israel Army launched a series of airstrikes against targets ofHezbollah and Hamas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, in the first public warning of this kind issued so far this year, despite the ceasefire in force since November 2024 between Israel and the Shiite group backed by Iran.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the bombings targeted terrorist infrastructure used by Hezbollah and Hamas to plan and carry out attacks against Israeli territory.
In two statements released on the social network X, the military spokesperson in Arabic, Colonel Avichay Adraee, identified the affected localities as Kfar Hatta and Ain al-Tineh, in the south and east of the country, where Hezbollah operates, and Annan and Al-Manara, where Israel asserts that Hamas keeps an active presence.
El ataque estuvo dirigido a las fuerzas militares de Hezbollah y Hamás
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) confirmed attacks in the four mentioned localities and later reported new bombings near the southern cities of Saksakiyeh and Sarafand.
According to the NNA, one of the attacks in Al-Manara caused the total destruction of a home and considerable damage to nearby buildings, vehicles, and businesses. The state agency indicated that the house belonged to Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas leader in Lebanon who had been killed by Israel in 2024, a fact that reinforces Israel's accusation that the Palestinian group continues to operate from Lebanese territory.
In a statement, the Israeli Army stated that the operations were vital in order to neutralize immediate threats and accused Hezbollah and Hamas of using civilian areas to hide weapons and command centers. Israel keeps that this practice constitutes a direct violation of the ceasefire and of international law, by deliberately putting the civilian population at risk.
El objetivo bombardeado pertenecía a un comandante de Hamás en el Líbano recientemente eliminado
Under strong pressure from the United States and amid fears of a larger escalation, Beirut committed to dismantling Hezbollah's arsenal. The Lebanese Army planned to complete the disarmament south of the Litani River before the end of 2025, although the four localities attacked on Monday are located north of that line, which shows that the group keeps operational capacity outside the agreed areas.
Israel's Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, stated on Sunday that the Lebanese efforts are "clearly insufficient." Meanwhile, the Lebanese cabinet and the international committee supervising the ceasefire, made up of Lebanon, Israel, the United States, France, and the UN, are preparing to meet this week, and Israel reiterated that it will continue to act to prevent Hezbollah and its allies from rebuilding an armed threat on its northern border.
