Israel Strikes Lebanon's Bekaa, South Despite Ceasefire
Casualty figures and details on the specific sites struck had not yet been made available at the time of reporting.
The offensive came on the heels of a security consultation convened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as reported by Israeli public broadcaster KAN, suggesting the strikes were the product of deliberate high-level deliberation rather than a tactical response in the field.
The human toll of Israel's military campaign across Lebanon since March 2 has been staggering. According to Lebanese official figures, more than 2,500 people have lost their lives, while upwards of 1.6 million have been uprooted from their homes.
A 10-day ceasefire was declared between the two sides on April 17, but Tel Aviv has flouted its terms on multiple occasions since the ink dried. Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Lebanon and Israel had agreed to extend the truce by three weeks following a second round of Washington-brokered negotiations.
Hezbollah, for its part, has responded to Israel's repeated violations with a sustained campaign of drone strikes targeting Israeli troops stationed in southern Lebanon and communities in northern Israel, explicitly citing Tel Aviv's truce breaches as justification for its continued military activity.
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