Israel launch strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel has launched strikes on southern Lebanon, targeting the Hezbollah. As the military reports, this is in response to the terrorist group trying to rebuild.

Israel Defence Force's Arabic language spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued multiple warnings to residents of the struck villages before the attacks.

"You are located in a building used by Hezbollah. For your safety, you are requested to evacuate immediately to a distance of at least 500 meters from the building Remaining in the vicinity of these structures endangers your lives," Adraee said.

Actually, a ceasefire had been brokered by the US between Lebanon and Israel. In November 2024, it finally took place and ended over a year of fighting. Under the agreement, Israel was set to halt their operations and withdraw from positions in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah pulled back their heavy weaponry north of the Litani River.

The officials said Israel has been warning in recent weeks against what they described as "Hezbollah attempts to rearm and reestablish its offensive capabilities."

Last week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened security consultations with some cabinet ministers to discuss Israeli reactions. According to an Israeli source with knowledge of the discussion, the military ecommended launching a wide scale operation against Hezbollah's alleged rearming attempts.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar also said last week that Israel "cannot bury its head in the sand" as Hezbollah "continues to intensify its efforts to rebuild and rearm."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made headlines in recent days after suggesting that his country had "no choice" but to negotiate with Israel directly."

Lebanon has no choice but negotiation, because in politics there are three fields of action: diplomacy, economy and war. When war leads to no result, what else can be done?," he was cited as saying by local media, widely believed to be referring to lsrael.

In a statement on Thursday, Hezbollah accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire reached in November 2024, and of "blackmailing" the Lebanese government into recognizing Israel.

"(Lebanon) is absolutely not interested in succumbing to aggressive blackmail or being drawn into political negotiations with the Zionist enemy. Such negotiations serve no national interest and pose existential risks to the Lebanese entity and its sovereignty," it said, affirming the group's "legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression."

Israel's military action comes days after US Special Envoy Tom Barack said Lebanon was a "failed state" run by "dinosaurs." Barrack voiced doubts about whether authorities will be able to disarm Hezbollah, which he said had more vastly more weapons than Lebanon's armed forces.

"In our opinion, it's not reasonable to tell Lebanon, 'Forcibly disarm one of your political parties.' Everybody's scared to death to go into civil war. The idea is: What can you do to have Hezbollah not utilize those rockets and missiles," he said