Beirut – A wave of Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure across Lebanon on Sunday, January 25, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces reported. The strikes, a significant escalation, come amid ongoing tensions and a November ceasefire that appears increasingly fragile. Lebanese officials confirmed at least one fatality.
Hezbollah Sites Hit in Retaliatory Strikes
Israeli military officials say the attacks were in response to violations of the ceasefire agreement.
- The IDF targeted a weapon manufacturing site in southern Lebanon, alleging it was used by Hezbollah.
- Strikes also hit Hezbollah military infrastructure in the Beqaa Valley and near the town of Bazouriye.
- The November 2024 ceasefire, brokered by the US, is intended to enable the return of displaced Israelis.
- Over 400 Hezbollah operatives have reportedly been killed since the ceasefire began.
According to the IDF, one strike specifically targeted a group of Hezbollah operatives at a weapon manufacturing site in the southern Lebanese village of Bir el-Sanasel, near Kherbet Selem. The military stated it had recently observed activity at the building, claiming it was being used to produce arms for the group. Lebanon’s health ministry reported that the strike near Kherbet Selem resulted in one death and another injury.
Q: What prompted the recent Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon?
A: The IDF stated the strikes were a response to violations of the November 2024 ceasefire agreement and posed a threat to Israel, targeting Hezbollah’s military infrastructure and operatives.
Further east, in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, the IDF said it struck additional Hezbollah military infrastructure. Lebanese media reported the strike occurred on the outskirts of Nabi Chit, just south of Baalbek, though no immediate reports of injuries were available.
צה”ל תקף מחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שפעלו באתר לייצור אמצעי לחימה בדרום לבנון
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בתקופה האחרונה צה”ל זיהה פעילות של מחבלי הארגון במבנה, ששימש כאתר ייצור אמצעי לחימה עבור ארגון הטרור… pic.twitter.com/ewyAOd2hDU
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 25, 2026
The IDF emphasized that Hezbollah’s activities at these sites violate the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire. A separate strike targeted a Hezbollah operative in the southern Lebanese town of Bazouriye, near Tyre. Lebanese media reported the strike near Tyre hit a vehicle, but the IDF has not released further details.
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— bintjbeil.org (@bintjbeilnews) January 25, 2026
The US-brokered ceasefire followed two months of open conflict, including an Israeli ground operation in southern Lebanon, aimed at facilitating the return of approximately 60,000 residents of northern Israel who were displaced by Hezbollah’s near-daily attacks. Those attacks began on October 8, 2023, following Hamas’s invasion of southern Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza.
The ceasefire agreement stipulated that both Israel and Hezbollah withdraw from southern Lebanon, to be replaced by the Lebanese armed forces. Israel has since withdrawn from all but five strategic posts along the border. Since the ceasefire, the IDF claims to have killed over 400 Hezbollah operatives and members of allied groups, struck hundreds of Hezbollah sites, and conducted over 1,200 raids in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah, weakened by the ongoing conflict and facing continued Israeli strikes, is under increasing pressure—both domestically and internationally—to disarm. The Lebanese army recently announced it had completed its mission to disarm Hezbollah south of the Litani River, the area closest to the Israeli border. Israel responded to the announcement, calling it “encouraging” but insufficient.
