Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces carried out 18 airstrikes in under 30 minutes across the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon, targeting strategic weapon production and storage facilities.
• Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said one of the strikes hit Hezbollah’s largest precision missile production site in Lebanon.
• The IDF characterized the operation as a response to alleged ceasefire breaches by Hezbollah under the November truce agreement.
• President Joseph Aoun renewed calls for Hezbollah to surrender its arms to the Lebanese army in order to restore state sovereignty.
• Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem dismissed disarmament demands as serving an Israeli agenda, highlighting deep political divisions over armed groups.