ALBAWABA- Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on buildings in southern Lebanon after issuing evacuation warnings to residents, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).
The strikes hit structures in the villages of Kfar Tebnit and Ain Qana, which Israel said were Hezbollah facilities used to rebuild military capabilities banned under the ceasefire agreement.
NNA reported that two missiles struck a building in Kfar Tebnit, southeast of Nabatieh, followed by a separate strike on a structure in Ain Qana. No immediate casualties were reported from these attacks, though earlier strikes the same day killed one person and wounded several others, including a child.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) allegedly said the operations were a response to what it described as Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the November 2024 ceasefire, which ended more than a year of cross-border fighting that killed thousands and displaced nearly 1.4 million people in Lebanon.
Under the truce, Hezbollah was required to withdraw south of the Litani River, while Israeli forces were to pull back from Lebanese territory. Despite the agreement, Israel has maintained troops at five strategic points along the border and has continued near-daily strikes.
Human Rights Watch has documented Israeli attacks on reconstruction equipment in southern Lebanon, warning that such actions have delayed the return of more than 64,000 displaced residents and may constitute unlawful strikes.
Lebanese authorities accuse Israel of committing over 6,000 ceasefire violations since late 2024, including airstrikes that have killed at least 127 civilians and destroyed hundreds of homes by early 2026.
Earlier today, additional strikes in the towns of Ansarieh and Qlayleh killed one person and injured eight others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Israel has defended the operations, arguing that Hezbollah is rebuilding “terror infrastructure,” citing recent targeted killings, including that of a Hezbollah engineering commander in Al-Dweir.
UN officials have repeatedly urged Israel to respect the ceasefire, noting limited retaliatory fire from Lebanon but warning that continued Israeli violations risk renewed escalation.
