The IDF launched a series of heavy airstrikes across multiple fronts in southern Lebanon early Friday morning, after the Northern Command assessed that Hezbollah had committed significant violations of the ceasefire overnight. The military said the operations will continue in the coming hours. No change to Home Front Command civil-defense guidelines has been issued.
The IDF began heavy airstrikes across multiple fronts in southern Lebanon early Friday, following what the Northern Command described as "significant violations" of the ceasefire by Hezbollah overnight. The military said it is operating with force and that activity is expected to continue in the coming hours.
This escalation follows a closely-watched thread over the past hours. At 08:53, the Home Front Command warned northern residents to brace for a complex night of Hezbollah violations, while noting no immediate civil-defense policy change. Around 06:14, Hezbollah had fired anti-tank missiles and rockets at IDF forces in southern Lebanon, which the IDF described as enabled by the return of Shia civilians who had not been disarmed. Earlier, at 08:10, the first wave of IDF strikes was confirmed, and within minutes unverified reports of casualties emerged, followed by expanded operations into the Beqaa Valley and specific mentions of strikes on Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure.
Earlier this week, Hezbollah continued shelling Israeli troops despite a declared agreement; the IDF struck nearby threats. As The Zioneer reported at 09:07 (SAME-THREAD), Kiryat Shmona's municipality cited overnight "significant" violations that prompted the initial IDF response. The current strikes are the most intense in this recent wave, with the Air Force attacking multiple zones simultaneously, according to an Arabic-language desk linked to the Lebanese arena. No casualty figures or specific target locations have been released. The IDF has not updated Home Front Command directives.
Unverified reports across the thread cite varying fatality figures—15, then 16—from Lebanese sources, but these have not been independently corroborated. Whether any of the strikes targeted the Beqaa Valley in this specific wave also remains unspecified by the military.
9 developments
- StrongHome Front Command tells northern residents to expect a complex night of Hezbollah violations
- StrongIDF says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight for ceasefire violations
- DevelopingHezbollah keeps sirens sounding in northern Israel, Abu Salih reports
- DevelopingIDF Confirms Hezbollah Strike Hit Israeli Territory; Israeli Response in Beirut Weighed
Source and signal
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