Series of ‘Israeli’ airstrikes target Lebanon’s Bekaa region

The ‘Israeli’ military said Monday it carried out a series of airstrikes on multiple targets in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, claiming they belonged to Hezbollah, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. 

The targets included what ‘Israel’ described as training camps for the group’s elite Radwan Force. 

The attack is one of many which ‘Israel’ has been launching across Lebanon, breaching a ceasefire agreement signed with Hezbollah last November countless times. 

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that at least seven strikes hit the Hermel area in eastern Lebanon. 

In a statement, the ‘Israeli’ army said its strikes targeted camps where Hezbollah members were present and which had been used to store weapons.

“Hezbollah used the camps to conduct training and prepare operatives for terrorist activities planned against the Israel Defense Forces and the State of Israel,” the statement read.

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The army added that storing weapons and conducting military training against ‘Israel’ “constitutes a blatant violation of understandings between ‘Israel’ and Lebanon and poses a threat to the State of 'Israel."

The strikes came days after Lebanon’s cabinet welcomed an army proposal to disarm Hezbollah, announcing that the military would begin implementing the plan, though only within its “limited” capabilities. 

The details and timeline of the plan remain undisclosed.

In early August, the Lebanese government set a deadline until the end of the 2025 to implement the disarmament initiative, which the army was tasked with drafting amid US pressure and growing fears of a new ‘Israeli’ military campaign. 

Beirut has framed the decision as fulfilling its commitments under the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the war on November 27, which stipulated that weapons be restricted to official Lebanese security and military institutions.