A wave of Israeli airstrikes hit parts of southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, Lebanon’s state media reported, as the Israeli military said it was aiming at Hezbollah positions, despite a ceasefire that has been in place for a year.
The state-run National News Agency said the bombardments targeted roughly a dozen locations, some as far as 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border, describing several of the attacks as “heavy raids”.
Although a ceasefire agreed in November 2024 was meant to halt more than a year of clashes between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has continued carrying out strikes and has maintained a military presence in five areas it considers strategically important.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its forces “struck a training and qualification compound” used by Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, where members “underwent shooting exercises and additional training on the use of various types of weapons”.
The military added that it “struck additional Hezbollah military infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon”.
Under the terms of the ceasefire, Hezbollah was obligated to move its fighters north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometres from the Israeli border and remove its military sites in that zone.
A Lebanese government-backed plan tasks the national army with dismantling Hezbollah’s military installations south of the Litani by the end of the year, before moving to other regions.
Most of the targets hit on Friday were located north of the river.
Earlier in the week, Israeli forces carried out similar strikes in southern Lebanon, claiming they destroyed a Hezbollah training facility and other positions.
