Lebanon has filed a formal complaint with the UN accusing Israel of 2,036 violations of the November 2024 ceasefire recorded between October and December 2025. The government is asking the Security Council to compel Israel to withdraw beyond recognised borders, halt strikes and return detained Lebanese nationals. The filing also highlights Israeli occupation of border points, attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers and ongoing air strikes despite Beirut’s reported removal of Hezbollah weapons south of the Litani.
Lebanon Lodges UN Complaint After Reporting 2,036 Daily Breaches Of 2024 Ceasefire
People flee after an Israeli air strike in Qennarite in southern Lebanon on January 21, 2026 [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo]
Lebanon has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations accusing Israel of near-daily violations of the November 2024 ceasefire and asking the UN Security Council to press Israel to end its attacks and fully withdraw from Lebanese territory.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants said the dossier, submitted on Monday, described the incidents as a clear breach of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which helped end the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. The filing included three tables detailing daily incursions in October, November and December 2025, recording 542, 691 and 803 incidents respectively — a total of 2,036 violations.
“We call on the Security Council to compel Israel to completely withdraw to beyond the internationally recognised borders, cease violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty and return Lebanese detainees,” the ministry said.
The complaint was filed a day after a wave of Israeli air strikes across Lebanon that killed at least two people. Despite the 2024 ceasefire, Lebanese officials say Israeli operations have continued almost daily and have killed hundreds; the UN reported at least 127 civilian deaths in Israeli strikes in November 2025.
Occupation, Detainees and Attacks on UN Peacekeepers
Beirut says Israel continues to occupy five points inside Lebanese territory and is obstructing reconstruction in several border villages that were levelled, preventing tens of thousands of displaced residents from returning home. Lebanese authorities estimate Israel is holding more than a dozen Lebanese detainees, including fighters and civilians taken from border villages in 2024; Israel has resisted providing an official list.
Israeli forces have also repeatedly fired on personnel with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Foreign Ministry urged the Security Council to pressure Israel to stop targeting peacekeepers, noting UNIFIL’s role in stabilising the region.
Hezbollah, Disarmament Efforts And Ongoing Strikes
Lebanon’s government says it has completed the removal of Hezbollah weapons south of the Litani River — roughly 28 km (17 miles) from the Israeli border — and plans a second phase extending northward to about the Awali River. Hezbollah has tacitly accepted disarmament south of the Litani in line with Resolution 1701 but has warned it will not fully relinquish its arsenal, arguing it remains necessary to deter Israeli expansion.
Analysts and Lebanese officials say Israel’s late-2024 campaign significantly weakened Hezbollah’s leadership and allowed Israel to conduct regular operations in Lebanon with limited retaliation. On Monday, Lebanese media reported Israeli drones dropped two stun grenades in the southern village of Odaisseh, underscoring the continuing tensions.
The Lebanese complaint reiterates longstanding grievances and urges the UN Security Council to take concrete steps to halt violations, secure a full Israeli withdrawal, facilitate reconstruction and obtain clarity on the fate of detainees.
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