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Israel Launches Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon on First Anniversary of Ceasefire

10:13 PM, 11/27/2025
Israel Launches Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon on First Anniversary of Ceasefire

On the first anniversary of the November 27, 2024 ceasefire, Israel launched airstrikes against Hezbollah positions north of the Litani River, saying it hit launch sites, military posts and a weapons storage facility. The Israeli military says it has conducted about 1,200 targeted activities and claims more than 370 militants were eliminated since the truce. Lebanese leaders deny failing to act, while the U.S. presses Beirut to dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure and U.N. officials warn uncertainty and the risk of renewed hostilities persist.

Israeli forces carried out a fresh series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, marking exactly one year since the November 27, 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese state media reported raids on Al-Mahmoudiya and Al-Jarmak, locations just north of the Litani River.

The Israeli military said the strikes targeted "Hezbollah terror infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon," including launch sites, military posts and a weapons storage facility. In a statement, the military said it has conducted roughly 1,200 "targeted activities" since the ceasefire and has "eliminated" more than 370 fighters it identified as members of Hezbollah, Hamas and other Palestinian groups.

Authorities in Beirut pushed back on some Israeli claims. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam described Lebanon as being "in a one-sided war of attrition that is escalating," expressing concern about repeated strikes despite the truce. President Joseph Aoun's office rejected the allegations that Lebanon is failing to act, saying the Lebanese army has been "preventing armed displays, confiscating ammunition, inspecting tunnels, among other things."

Under the ceasefire terms, Hezbollah was to withdraw north of the Litani River and see its military infrastructure south of the river dismantled. Beirut approved a plan under which the Lebanese army is to dismantle Hezbollah military structures south of the Litani by the end of the year before addressing other areas.

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon, warned that "uncertainty remains" a year after the truce and cautioned that the current status quo leaves the prospect of future hostilities looming.

The United States has stepped up pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, and both Washington and Jerusalem have accused Lebanese authorities of delaying implementation of the dismantlement plan. Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, warned this week there would be "no calm" in Lebanon if Israel's security is not guaranteed.

Earlier this week an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Haitham Ali Tabatabai, described by officials as the most senior Hezbollah commander to be killed by Israel since the ceasefire took effect.

With both sides trading accusations, the ceasefire's anniversary underlined persistent tensions: Israeli officials emphasize ongoing operations to prevent rearmament, while Lebanese and U.N. officials say uncertainty and the risk of renewed fighting remain.

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