Overview
- Israel’s military said it struck weapons storage sites and a Hezbollah training complex on December 26, describing the targets as terrorist infrastructure.
- Lebanon’s state media reported two people were killed on December 25 when an Israeli drone hit a minibus in the Hermel district in eastern Lebanon.
- An Israeli spokesperson said the eastern strike targeted a “terrorist operative” in al-Nasiriyah, hours after a separate southern strike injured a passerby in Jennata.
- The United Nations reports more than 300 people killed in Lebanon since the 2024 ceasefire, including about 127 civilians, while an AFP tally cites more than 340 deaths.
- Lebanon says it is close to disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River by year’s end, as Hezbollah rejects disarmament and Israel maintains troops at five border outposts.