Israel attacks South Lebanon

The new move jeopardizes the fragile ceasefire that ended a year-long conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group. It is also the first fighting since Israel formally abandoned a separate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with Hezbollah's ally Hamas.

Israel's military radio said the airstrike was in response to a rocket fired from Lebanon, the second such cross-border attack since a US-brokered ceasefire took effect in November 2024.

The IDF added that it would "respond strongly", however, it is still investigating who was responsible for the cross-border rocket launch.

Under the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, Hezbollah in southern Lebanon must disarm, the Israeli army will withdraw from the area and the Lebanese army will deploy there. The agreement states that the Lebanese government is responsible for dismantling all military infrastructure in the south and confiscating all illegal weapons.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned of the risk of renewed military operations in the south of the country. "All security and military measures must be taken to demonstrate that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace," he stressed.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused the Lebanese government of being responsible for the rockets fired from its territory. "We will not allow rockets from Lebanon to hit communities in the Galilee," Katz stressed.