This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to the present.
November
27 November
- The IDF issued evacuation orders for residents of central and southern Beirut including in Ghobeiry.
- The IDF claimed that it hit 330 Hezbollah sites throughout Lebanon in the night leading up to the truce, including command centres, weapons depots, infrastructure used by the Radwan Force, and an underground precision missile plant. The IDF estimated that it killed several dozens of Hezbollah operatives in its strikes on a Radwan Force base in Beqaa Valley. It also claimed that it killed an operations officer from Hezbollah's aerial unit in a strike in Beirut.
- The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect at 4:00 a.m. UTC+02:00.
- The IDF opened fire at people attempting to return to southern Lebanon, hitting several in Mais al-Jabal. It later announced that it killed an unspecified number of militants.
- Israeli soldiers opened fire on journalists covering the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the return of displaced residents to Khiam, injuring two of them.
- The IDF said that it arrested four suspects who approached Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
- The IDF imposed a curfew in southern Lebanon until 7:00 a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day, saying that IDF is still deployed in its positions in southern Lebanon according to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, and its forces will deal firmly with any movement that violates this agreement.
- Israeli soldiers fired at people returning to their houses and villages in Lebanon, killing at least six people and injuring many others.
28 November
- The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that 78 people were killed in Israeli attacks two days prior. The IDF claimed to have killed around 3,500 Hezbollah fighters.
- Israeli soldiers fired on Markaba, injuring two people.
- An Israeli tank targeted the outskirts of Kfarchouba using two shells.
- The IDF said that the ceasefire was violated with the arrival of suspects, some of them with vehicles to several areas in southern Lebanon.
- The IDF carried out an airstrike on a rocket depot in southern Lebanon after identifying Hezbollah activity.
- The IDF prohibited travel within and towards the south of the Litani River from 5:00 p.m. UTC+02:00 until 7:00 a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day.
- The IDF warned residents to not return to 62 villages in southern Lebanon.
29 November
- NNA reported that four Israeli tanks entered the western side of Khiam. It also reported that Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Markaba and Talloussah. Footage released by Lebanese media showed Israeli soldiers in Khiam firing at several people while they were attempting to attend a funeral despite prior approval from the Lebanese army and UNIFIL to visit.
- The IDF said that it struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon.
30 November
- The IDF prohibited residents from returning to dozens more villages in southern Lebanon until further notice.
- An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in Majdal Zoun wounded three people including a seven-year-old child. Another strike was reported south of Sidon, in Baisariyeh.
- The IDF said that it carried out an intelligence-based strike on border crossings used by Hezbollah for smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon.
- The IDF said that it located a Hezbollah weapons cache under a mosque in southern Lebanon and dispersed suspects approaching a restricted zone.
- The IDF renewed travel bans within and towards the south of the Litani River from 5:00 p.m. UTC+02:00 until 7:00 a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day.
- An Israeli drone strike in Rab Thalathin killed two people and wounded two others.
- A soldier was seriously injured during an operational IDF activity in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon.
December
1 December
- NNA reported several blasts on the outskirts of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras.
- The IDF announced that soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade killed several armed Hezbollah fighters near a church in southern Lebanon the previous night.
- An Iranian airplane suspected of carrying arms to Hezbollah over Syrian airspace was ordered by Israeli fighter jets to turn around.
2 December
- France accused Israel of violating its ceasefire in Lebanon 52 times, causing the death of three Lebanese civilians. Israel rejected the accusations saying Israel is enforcing the ceasefire terms in the face of Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire that require an immediate response in real time.
- NNA reported that Israeli forces opened fire at homes in Naqoura with machine guns.
- The IDF again warned residents against returning to houses in some villages in south Lebanon.
- An Israeli drone hit a Lebanese army bulldozer that was conducting "fortification work" at a Lebanese army base in Hermel, moderately injuring a Lebanese soldier.
- The IDF said that it struck Hezbollah military vehicles operating in a Hezbollah missile manufacturing facility in the Beqaa Valley. It also said that it struck Hezbollah vehicles used for transporting weapons at several sites in the border between Syria and Lebanon in Hermel District and conducted strikes against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon.
- Lebanese State Security said that one of its personnel was killed by an Israeli drone in Nabatieh.
- Hezbollah launched two mortars towards Shebaa Farms, claiming that it was responding defensively to repeated ceasefire violations by the IDF. In response, the IDF struck dozens of Hezbollah members and rocket launchers, including the one used in the mortar attack. Six people were killed in Haris and four others in Talloussah.
- An Israeli air strike in Marjayoun killed one person.
3 December
- Hezbollah affiliated Al-Nour radio station announced that one of its journalists was killed in an Israeli strike.
- The IDF renewed bans on people returning to their houses in over 60 villages in south Lebanon.
- NNA reported that Israeli warplanes conducted a wave of strikes on a number of villages and towns in Tyre District and Bint Jbeil District. It also reported that the IDF returned for launching flares and thermal balloons before morning over the Aita al-Shaab.
- NNA reported that Israeli warplanes conducted a wave of strikes on a number of villages and towns in Tyre District and Bint Jbeil District. It also reported that the IDF launched flares and thermal balloons over Aita al-Shaab.
- NNA reported an Israeli drone strike in Beit Lif.
- An Israeli strike on a car in Damascus airport road killed Salman Jumaa, Hezbollah's liaison with the Syrian army.
- The IDF said that it struck a militant cell in Aaqbeh village, Beqaa Governorate.
- An Israeli drone strike in Shebaa killed one person.
- The IDF said that it destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure in Shebaa Farms.
4 December
- The Lebanese Health Ministry increased the death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon to 4,047.
- Dozens of Lebanese families fled from south Lebanon again due to Israeli strikes.
- The IDF detained five Israelis after they illegally crossed into southern Lebanon.
- The IDF said that the IAF struck a Hezbollah launch pad in Majdal Zoun and destroyed combat equipment in Khiam, Sawwaneh and Aitaroun.
5 December
- The IDF conducted three strikes in southern Lebanon.
- The IDF said that it destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure and killed militants in southern Lebanon.
- Israeli soldiers launched stun grenades towards a residential building in Aitaroun, inflicting injuries.
- PIJ announced that three of its fighters were killed in Lebanon.
- An Israeli air strike in Aitaroun injured five people.
6 December
- Israeli air strikes hit the Jousiya crossing and Arida crossing in the Syrian-Lebanese border. The IDF said that it struck routes used by Hezbollah for smuggling weapons.
- Israeli warplanes flew over Beirut and hit a target in the vicinity of the Litani River between the Yohmor al-Chaqif and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah. The IDF blew up more buildings in Odaisseh. Israeli drones also flew at low altitude over the southern suburbs of Beirut.
- A war monitor reported that the IDF was clearing Hezbollah weapons depots and military infrastructure in south Lebanon until 25 January.
7 December
- An Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in Deir Siryan killed one person.
- The IDF said that it struck a Hezbollah fighter who posed a threat to its soldiers in south Lebanon.
- An Israeli air strike in Beit Lif killed five people and injured five others.
8 December
- The IDF hit a convoy of Hezbollah vehicles containing fighters that departed from al-Qusayr, Syria.
- An Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah members at a weapons depot in Dibbin.
- Four IDF reservists, one of them holding a rank of major (res.), were killed near Labbouneh, south Lebanon. The soldiers were in an underground Hezbollah complex when an explosion occurred and an underground structure collapsed, killing them. The IDF said that according to an initial probe, it is likely that the soldiers unintentionally triggered explosives rigged by the IDF.
9 December
- An Israeli air strike on a car on the Saf al-Hawa road in Bint Jbeil in the vicinity of a Lebanese army checkpoint killed one person and slightly injured four Lebanese soldiers.
11 December
- The IDF withdrew from Khiam in compliance with the ceasefire agreement.
- Israeli strikes in three towns in southern Lebanon killed five people.
12 December
- The IDF said that it conducted a drone strike on Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry and media said that one person was killed and another person was wounded in the strike in Khiam.
- Three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Dibbine.
13 December
- NNA reported that the IDF conducted two air strikes in southern Lebanon.
14 December
- The IDF said that the IAF struck a loaded and ready-to-use launcher in Lebanon that was aimed towards Israel.
- An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Al-Hardali reportedly killed a Hezbollah member.
15 December
- The IDF announced that it destroyed more than 300 Hezbollah sites in the last three months.
- The IDF announced that its 91st Division seized more than 10,000 Hezbollah weapons.
16 December
- The IDF warned residents of 73 villages in southern Lebanon against returning until further notice.
- An Israeli drone strike in al-Najariyah, Sidon District injured at least three people.
- The IDF said that it struck launchers positioned in Lebanon for firing towards Israel.
17 December
- The IDF said that it seized a large Hezbollah weapons cache in southern Lebanon.
- An Israeli drone strike on a car in Majdal Zoun, injured three people. The IDF said that it targeted a Hezbollah operative who was loading up a vehicle with weapons.
18 December
- Israeli strikes destroyed two homes in Kfar Kila.
- The IDF acknowledged that a group of Israeli settlers crossed the northern border and entered Lebanon earlier this month before being dispersed by its soldiers.
- Israeli forces demolished several houses in Tayr Harfa, al-Jabeen and Shiheen. NNA reported that Israeli bulldozers demolished neighborhoods in Naqoura for the third consecutive day.
19 December
- The Shin Bet and the Israel Police arrested and charged a 19-year-old Nazareth resident of spying for Hezbollah during the war.
- Israeli police arrested four Israeli civilians for illegally entering into Lebanon.
- The IDF said that it demolished Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon aimed towards Israel.
20 December
- NNA reported that Israeli forces blew up several homes and properties in Yaroun.
- Amnesty International accused Hezbollah of violating international law.
22 December
- Lebanese agriculture minister Abbas Al Hajj Hassan accused the IDF of bulldozing of citrus orchards in Naqoura.
- Israeli authorities arrested two Jerusalem residents accused of providing information to Hezbollah.
23 December
- The IDF indefinitely prohibited residents of 62 villages in southern Lebanon from returning.
- NNA reported that an Israeli strike on a group of people in Taybeh killed two people and injured another.
24 December
- The IDF claimed to have seized more than 84,000 Hezbollah weapons.
25 December
- An Israeli strike targeted warehouses believed to be owned by Hezbollah in Tarya, Baalbek District.
27 December
- The IDF said that it struck Hezbollah infrastructure used for smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon in the vicinity of Janta village in the Syrian-Lebanese border.
29 December
- NNA reported Israeli strikes including in areas between Markaba and Rab Thalathin.
- NNA reported two series of Israeli strikes in Mais al-Jabal.
30 December
- The IDF conducted a secret raid on an underground facility used for producing Iranian missiles in Syria for disrupting weapons from reaching Hezbollah.
31 December
- The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported Israeli airstrikes on targets in southern Lebanon, claiming that they were used for transporting weapons.
January
1 January
- Israel claimed responsibility for a commando operation which destroyed a Iranian missile manufacturing site in Masyaf used for producing precision missiles for Hezbollah on 8 September. Israeli airstrikes around the facility reportedly killed at least 27 people and injured 43 others.
2 January
- NNA reported that Israeli forces set fire to a number of homes in Aitaroun.
3 January
References
- "Israel issues new forced evacuation order for central, southern Beirut". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
The Israeli army has again threatened to imminently attack several targets in central and southern Beirut, telling residents in the vicinity to flee just hours before a ceasefire is set to take effect. In a post on X, Israel's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted a map showing several buildings in Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry, which he identified as targets.
- "Hezbollah precision missile plant hit in massive pre-truce bombardment — IDF". The Times of Israel. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- "Israel claims it hit dozens of Hezbollah sites, killed operations officer right before ceasefire". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
In the hours leading up to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, which started at 4am local time (02:00 GMT), Israel's military claims its forces waged a blitz of attacks on Hezbollah sites across Lebanon, hitting dozens of them. The sites, it said, included command centres, weapons depots and infrastructure used by the Lebanese group's elite Radwan special forces unit. In one strike in Beirut, Israel's military claimed it killed an operations officer with Hezbollah's aerial unit.
- "Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect, bringing a halt to fighting after almost 14 months". The Times of Israel. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- Fabian, Emanuel (27 November 2024). "IDF warns Lebanon truce violations 'will be answered with fire'; troops shoot at suspects". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- "Israeli soldiers fire at journalists in Lebanon's Khiam". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
The head of the Syndicate of Lebanese Press Editors, Joseph Al-Qassifi, has condemned the attack on journalists in the southern Lebanese town, which wounded two journalists – one working for The Associated Press and the other for Sputnik, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reports.
- "Israeli forces fire on journalists in South Lebanon's Khiam after Lebanese Army sealed off all entrances". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. 27 November 2024.
- "IDF arrests four people who approached IDF troops in southern Lebanon". Walla! Communications Ltd. 27 November 2024 – via The Jerusalem Post.
- "Israeli army says four people arrested in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
On the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the Israeli army says it has arrested four suspects, saying they approached army positions in southern Lebanon. "The detainees are interrogated in the field," the army said without elaborating on their fate.
- "IDF issues curfew in southern Lebanon from 5 p.m. until 7 a.m." The Jerusalem Post. 27 November 2024.
- "Curfew imposed on southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
Israeli forces have issued a curfew in southern Lebanon from this evening until tomorrow morning. "We inform you that starting from 5 pm (15GMT) until tomorrow morning at 7 am (05GMT), it is absolutely forbidden to travel south of the Litani River," Israel's Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said on X, adding that any movement in that area "exposes you to danger." "We remind you that the IDF is still deployed in its positions in southern Lebanon in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement, and our forces will deal firmly with any movement that violates this agreement."
- "No reports of further Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire violations overnight". Al Jazeera. 29 November 2024.
On the first day, there were some incidents in which Israeli soldiers opened fire on people returning to their homes and villages. At least six people were killed and many were injured.
- "Lebanon death toll from Israeli attacks nears 4,000". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2024.
Another 78 people were killed across Lebanon on Tuesday and 266 were wounded, according to the country's health ministry. This brings the death toll since the start of the war on Gaza and before the ceasefire early Wednesday to 3,961 people, it said, adding that 16,520 people were injured. At least 248 children and 736 women have been killed, with Tuesday's death toll mostly coming as a result of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. At least 222 health workers have been killed since October last year, with 330 others wounded and 94 hospitals impacted by attacks.
- Fabian, Emanuel (28 November 2024). "IDF estimates it killed some 3,500 Hezbollah operatives during conflict". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- "Israeli troops fire on Lebanese town, injuring at least 2". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2024.
One day after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reports that two Lebanese citizens were wounded in Markaba when Israel fired on it. Our correspondent on the ground has corroborated this information, saying the attack resulted in the injuries. The wounded were transferred to a hospital and are being treated, NNA says.
- "Report: Another Israeli attack on a Lebanese town". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2024.
Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) says that an Israeli tank targeted the outskirts of the town of Kfar Shouba with two shells. This comes after at least two people were injured in the town of Markaba after Israeli forces fired on it. Despite a ceasefire going into effect just over 24 hours ago, the Israeli army placed movement restrictions on southern Lebanon, saying anyone who violates them is in danger.
- "Israel says ceasefire in Lebanon violated, confirms firing on targets in south". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2024.
Israel's military says on X that in the last hour, "the arrival of suspects, some with vehicles, to several areas in southern Lebanon was detected, which constitutes a violation". The army did not elaborate on the circumstances of this alleged violation of the ceasefire, now barely more than a day old.
- "IDF says it carried out airstrike against Hezbollah rocket depot after identifying violations of ceasefire". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- "Israeli military again restricts movement of people in south Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2024.
Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military's head Arabic-language spokesperson, has issued new warnings to people in southern Lebanon. In a post on X, he said the following: It is strictly forbidden to move or travel south of the Litani River starting from 5pm (14:00 GMT) until 7am (04:00 GMT) tomorrow. Those south of the Litani River must remain where they are. Israel has fired on people in southern Lebanon several times since the ceasefire between it and Hezbollah went into effect yesterday. Most of the incidents appear to have involved people of vehicles approaching zones Israeli unilaterally designated as "restricted".
- "Israeli army orders Lebanese to stay away from villages not previously invaded". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2024.
Al Jazeera's verification agency Sanad has revealed that some 20 villages in southern Lebanon, not previously invaded by Israeli ground troops, are among a list of locations Israel's military has warned residents not to return to after the ceasefire came into effect. An Israeli army spokesperson warned residents against entering 62 villages in southern Lebanon, covering an area of about 500 square kilometres (193sq miles). According to Sanad, only 42 of those villages had been previously invaded by Israeli ground troops, or at least witnessed clashes.
- "Israeli military says Lebanese residents are prohibited to move south to several villages". Reuters. 29 November 2024.
- "Four Israeli tanks enter southern Lebanese village: Report". Al Jazeera. 29 November 2024.
Four Israeli tanks have entered the western side of the Lebanese border village of Khiam, according to Lebanon's official National News Agency. It also reported Israeli artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of the towns of Markaba and Taloussa.
- "FOUR ISRAELI TANKS ENTER WESTERN DISTRICT OF KHIYAM". National News Agency (Lebanon). 29 November 2024.
- "Instead of withdrawing, Israeli troops in south Lebanon advance under truce deal". Naharnet. 29 November 2024.
- "Videos show Israeli forces firing at people burying relative in Lebanon's Khiam". Al Jazeera. 29 November 2024.
Footage released by Lebanese media outlets and verified by Al Jazeera's fact-checking agency, Sanad, shows Israeli forces stationed in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon firing at several people as they try to bury a body in the cemetery. One of the video clips shows a person fleeing and falling to the ground as the soldiers shoot as another person tries to escape to a side street. A witness told Lebanese media that the Israeli army fired at people twice while they were trying to bury their relative despite having obtained approval from the Lebanese army and UNIFIL peacekeeping forces to be at this location near the Israeli army's positions.
- "Israeli army says hit Hezbollah in southern Lebanon". Agence France Presse. 29 November 2024 – via Al Arabiya.
- "Israeli military issues order banning Lebanese residents returning to dozens of village". Al Jazeera. 30 November 2024.
The Israeli military has warned residents of southern Lebanon not to return to dozens more villages "until further notice" despite the ceasefire. In a notice published on social media, a military spokesman said residents would be at risk of attack by Israeli forces if they attempt to return home. The announcement draws a no-go zone line through the villages of Chebaa, Hebbariyah, Marjaayoun, Arnaoon, Yohmor, Al-Qantara, Shaqra, Baraashit, Yatar, Al-Mansouri. "You are prohibited at this stage from returning to your homes from this line south until further notice," the military spokesman said in the post which names dozens of villages that are off limits to their residents. The off-limits villages include: Dahra, Taybeh, Tayri, Naqoura, Abu Shash, Abel Saqi, Bayada, Al-Jbeen, Al-Khraiba, Al-Khiam, Khirbet, Matmoura, Al-Mari, Al-Adayseh, Al-Qalaa, Umm Tuta, Salib, Arnoun, Bint Jbeil, Beit Lif, Blida, Bani Hayyan, Al-Bustan, Ain Arab Marjeyoun, Debbin, Dbaal, Deir Mimas, Deir Siryan, Houla, Halta, Hanin, Tayr Harfa, Yahmar, Yaroun, Yarin, Kfar Hamam, Kfar Kila, Kfar Shuba, Al-Zaloutieh, Mahbib, Mays Al-Jabal, Maysat, Marjeyoun, Marouhin, Maroun Al-Ras, Markaba, Adshit Al-Qusayr, Ain Abel, Ainata, Aita Al-Shaab, Aitaroun, Alma Al-Shaab, Arab Al-Luwaizeh, Al-Qawzah, Rab Thalatheen, Ramieh, Rmeish, Rashaya Al-Fakhar, Shebaa, and Sheheen.
- "Three injured, including a child, in Israeli strike on vehicle in South Lebanon's Majdal Zoun". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. 30 November 2024.
- "Lebanese media reports Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Baisariyeh in south Lebanon". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire". Associated Press. 30 November 2024.
- "Troops find Hezbollah weapons cache in south Lebanon mosque". The Times of Israel. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Israeli military renews curfew on southern Lebanese residents". Al Jazeera. 30 November 2024.
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee has issued renewed restrictions on residents of southern Lebanon. "It is strictly forbidden to move or travel south of the Litani River starting from 5pm (14:00 GMT) until 7am (4:00 GMT) tomorrow," Adraee said on X. "Those south of the Litani River must remain where they are."
- "At least two killed in Israeli drone attack on Lebanon's Nabatieh: Report". Al Jazeera. 30 November 2024.
An Israeli drone attack on the village of Rab el-Thalathine in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate has killed two people and injured two others. That's according to the country's National News Agency (NNA).
- "Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, others wounded". Al Jazeera. 30 November 2024.
Another soldier was "seriously wounded during an operational military activity in the north of the country ", without providing further details.
- "Explosions on outskirts of southern Lebanese towns: Report". Al Jazeera. 1 December 2024.
The Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported several explosions on the outskirts of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras, two towns in southern Lebanon, during the fifth day of the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
- "IDF says paratroopers killed armed Hezbollah operatives near a church in southern Lebanon". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "Iranian plane suspected of ferrying arms to Hezbollah blocked by IAF over Syria overnight". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "France warns alleged Israeli violations risk collapse of Lebanon cease-fire". Ynet. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- Berman, Lazar. "Israel rejects French accusations of violating ceasefire in Lebanon". The Times of Israel.
- "Israeli forces fire at houses in south Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli forces opened fire using machine guns at houses in the town of Naqoura in south Lebanon.
- "Israel again warns people in Lebanon against returning to homes in south". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2024.
Israeli forces have again warned people in Lebanon against travelling south in their country, saying they are "prohibited" from returning to their homes. "I remind you that until further notice, you are prohibited from moving south to the line of the following villages and their surroundings: Shebaa, al-Habbariyeh, Marjayoun, Arnoun, Yohmor, Qantara, Chaqra, Baraachit, Yater, Al-Mansouri," Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X. "Anyone who moves south of this line – puts himself in danger," he added. Adraee also listed more than 60 villages that he said people are "prohibited" from returning to. Israeli forces do "not intend to target you and therefore you are prohibited at this stage from returning to your homes from this line south until further notice", he said.
- "Lebanese soldier wounded in Israeli attack". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2024.
An Israeli drone hit a bulldozer of the Lebanese army that was carrying out "fortification work" at a military base in the northeastern Hermel area close to the Lebanon-Syria border. The attack "resulted in one soldier being moderately injured", the Lebanese army said on X.
- "IDF confirms Lebanon strikes against Hezbollah targets that 'posed a threat' and violated truce". The Times of Israel. 2 December 2024.
- "Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill two in 'violation' of ceasefire". Reuters. 2 December 2024.
- "Hezbollah fires at an Israeli-held border zone, the group's first strike since a ceasefire began". Associated Press. 2 December 2024.
- "Jets strike Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon including launcher that fired on Mount Dov area today — IDF". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- "Lebanese health ministry: At least 9 killed in Israeli strikes on two southern villages". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- "Death toll rises in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon's Haris". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2024.
We reported yesterday, based on information from Lebanon's Health Ministry, that five people were killed and two others injured in renewed Israeli attacks on the town of Haris in southern Lebanon. The ministry now reports that six people were killed and two injured in the town, according to the country's official National News Agency (NNA).
- "Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strikes despite truce". Reuters. 2 December 2024 – via The Indian Express.
- "Israeli Attack Kills Lebanese Journalist". MTV Lebanon. 3 December 2024.
- "Israel Renews Ban on People Returning to the South". MTV Lebanon. 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon's Tyre, Bint Jbeil witness Israeli ceasefire violations: Report". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2024.
Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of attacks on a number of villages and towns in southern Lebanon's Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts, according to the country's National News Agency (NNA). The agency said Israel "returned to launching flares and thermal balloons" before dawn over the village of Aita al-Shaab in the Nabatieh governorate.
- "Israel attacks village in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh: Report". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2024.
An Israeli drone has targeted the village of Beit Lif in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate amid the ceasefire with the Hezbollah armed group, according to the country's National News Agency (NNA).
- "Israel strikes car on Syria's Damascus airport road: State media". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2024.
The Syrian state news agency SANA, citing a police source, has reported an Israeli strike on a car on Syria's Damascus airport road. The agency did not have information on casualties, but Syria's Halab Today TV said at least one person was killed in the attack, which took place near the Aqraba town bridge.
- "Israeli strike near Damascus killed Hezbollah liaison with Syrian army". Reuters. 3 December 2024.
- "Israel attacks 'terrorist' cell in Lebanon's Bekaa province". Reuters. 3 December 2024 – via Al Arabiya.
- "Lebanon reports one person killed in Israeli strike on Shebaa in south". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. 3 December 2024.
- "Israeli military says it destroyed Hezbollah 'infrastructure'". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2024.
On X, the Israeli army says it destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure at "Mount Dov" – what Israel calls the Lebanese Shebaa Farms. It said its forces are continuing their "activity to remove the threats in the area".
- "Death toll rises in Israel's war on Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 4 December 2024.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 4,047 people and wounded 16,638 others, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said in a televised address.
- "Lebanese flee from south Lebanon again as Israel violates ceasefire". Al Jazeera. 4 December 2024.
Dozens of Lebanese families who returned to their homes in south Lebanon after the truce was announced last week between Israel and Hezbollah have fled Israeli attacks once again. "I packed my stuff and children up after we came last week to our home near Tyre in southern Lebanon and returned to the house I was renting in Mount Lebanon," Haj Abu Mohammed told the German news agency DPA. "We survived the war, but I do not want to lose my children. They were terrified last night when they heard the bombing again," Abu Mohammed said. "We do not care who started the violations. We care about living in peace with our families," Fatima, who also returned to the north of Lebanon from the south of the country, told DPA.
- "5 Israelis from southern city Arad illegally cross into Lebanon, are detained by IDF". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Israel says it strikes Hezbollah launch pad in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 4 December 2024.
The Israeli army says it is continuing to target Hezbollah activities that violate the terms of the ceasefire. Its spokesperson said the Israeli air force attacked a launch pad that was identified in the Majdal Zoun area in southern Lebanon, adding that the army destroyed "combat equipment" in the areas of Khiam, Sawwaneh and Aitaroun, also in southern Lebanon.
- "The Israeli military carried out three more raids in southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera Arabic". Al Jazeera. 5 December 2024.
- "Israeli army continues operations in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure". Al Jazeera. 5 December 2024.
The Israeli army says it is continuing its deployment in southern Lebanon, destroying underground infrastructure, killing fighters and eliminating "any threats" in the area. On the military's Arabic X account, an army's spokesperson said Israel was acting "in defence" of its citizens while "maintaining the terms of the ceasefire".
- "Israel targets residential building in Lebanon with stun grenades". Al Jazeera. 5 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency is reporting that Israeli troops launched stun grenades at a residential building in the southern village of Aitaroun, shattering windows and causing a number of injuries.
- "Islamic Jihad says 3 fighters killed in Lebanon war". Al Jazeera. 5 December 2024.
Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), says the fighters were killed near the Israeli border while "participating in confronting the Israeli aggression against Lebanon". "Al-Quds Brigades asserts that it will remain steady on the path of resistance until liberation and return," the group said in a statement.
- "Five wounded in Israeli air attack in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 5 December 2024.
Lebanon's Health Ministry says the attack targeted the village of Aitaroun near the town of Bint Jbeil.
- "Israeli strikes hit two Syria border crossings with Lebanon". Reuters. 6 December 2024 – via Arab News.
- "Israel says struck Hezbollah 'smuggling routes' on Syria-Lebanon border". Agence France Presse. 6 December 2024 – via Al Arabiya.
- "Israeli warplanes fly above Beirut, strike southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 6 December 2024.
Earlier today, Israeli warplanes flew above Beirut and struck a target in southern Lebanon in the latest violations of a fragile ceasefire. Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli drones flew at a low altitude above Beirut's southern suburb. It added that Israeli warplanes struck an area near the Litani River between the towns of Yohmor al-Chaqif and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in the Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon. In the Marjayoun district, also in southern Lebanon, Israel blew up more buildings in the town of Odaisseh.
- "Iran Update, December 6, 2024". Critical Threats Project. 7 December 2024.
- "Lebanese media reports one killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanese village". The Times of Israel. 7 December 2024.
- "Israeli military says it struck 'Hezbollah fighter threatening troops' in southern Lebanon". Al Arabiya. Reuters. 7 December 2024.
- "Four dead in Israeli raid in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 7 December 2024.
Earlier we reported an Israeli plane had launched an air attack on Beit Lif, a town in the Bint Jbeil district. Lebanon's National News Agency is now reporting that four people have been killed in the attack and six others wounded.
- "Israeli forces kill six people in two attacks on southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 7 December 2024.
The death toll from an Israeli attack reported earlier in Beit Lif has risen to five people, with five others injured, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
- "Israel hits convoy of Hezbollah vehicles leaving Qusayr". Middle East Eye. 8 December 2024.
- "IDF confirms strike on south Lebanon village, says it targeted Hezbollah operatives at weapons depot". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- זיתון, יואב; חדד, תמר טרבלסי; פריד, שילה; פוקס, נינה (9 December 2024). "3 לוחמי גבעתי נהרגו מפגיעת נ"ט בג'באליה". Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew).
- Fabian, Emanuel. "Four troops killed in southern Lebanon by accidental blast inside Hezbollah tunnel". The Times of Israel.
- "Lebanese army says 1 person killed, 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli strike". Agence France Presse. Retrieved 9 December 2024 – via The Times of India.
- "IDF confirms withdrawal from southern Lebanon's Khiam in accordance with ceasefire deal". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Israeli strikes kill five in southern Lebanon amid shaky ceasefire". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "IDF says it struck Hezbollah operatives spotted violating ceasefire in southern Lebanon". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "IDF says it struck Hezbollah operatives spotted violating ceasefire in southern Lebanon". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Here's what happened today". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
Israel said it targeted Hezbollah members, as Lebanese media outlets reported that one person was killed and another injured in an Israeli attack in the southern town of Khiam.
- "Lebanese woman dies of injuries after Israeli air strike". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency reports that a woman, identified as Amal Dhaher, has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike on the southern village of Dibbine that had killed her husband and mother. Israel bombed Dibbine earlier this week in violation of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah that went into effect in November.
- "Two Israeli strikes reported in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 13 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency reports that Israeli forces have carried out two air strikes on open areas in southern Lebanon.
- "Hezbollah violates ceasefire: Israel Air Force strikes ready-to-use launcher aimed at Israel - IDF". The Jerusalem Post. 14 December 2024.
- "Israeli drone targets vehicle in southern Lebanon, one killed - report". The Jerusalem Post. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- "IDF dismantles over 300 Hezbollah sites in large-scale operations". The Jerusalem Post. 15 December 2024.
- "Israeli Army's 91st Division Seizes Over 10,000 Hezbollah Weapons". Asian News International. 15 December 2024.
- "Israeli army warns South Lebanon residents against returning to certain areas". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. 16 December 2024.
- "Three people wounded in Israeli drone attack on Lebanon's Sidon". Al Jazeera. 16 December 2024.
At least three people have been wounded in an Israeli drone raid on the town of al-Najariyah in Sidon district, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
- "LEBANON: Israeli military says it struck launchers positioned to fire at Israel". Haaretz. 16 December 2024.
- "Israel claims discovery of Hezbollah weapons depots in south Lebanon". Middle East Monitor. 17 December 2024.
- "Three wounded in Israeli attack on Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 17 December 2024.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reports that the people were wounded when a drone attacked a car in the village of Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.
- "IDF says drone struck Hezbollah member violating Lebanon ceasefire earlier today". The Times of Israel. 17 December 2024.
- "Israeli forces blow up houses in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 18 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli forces have bombed and destroyed two houses in the town of Kfar Kila in violation of a ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah last month.
- "IDF admits settler group crossed northern border into Lebanon this month". The Times of Israel. 18 December 2024.
- "Israeli forces demolish several homes in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 18 December 2024.
Israel demolished several homes in Tayr Harfa, al-Jabeen and Shiheen in Tyre, southern Lebanon, breaching the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. Lebanon's National News Agency said Israeli bulldozers, for the third day in a row, also demolished neighbourhoods in the town of Naqoura south of Tyre.
- "Nazareth resident, 19, charged with spying for Hezbollah during war". The Times of Israel. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Four Israelis arrested for crossing into Lebanon". The Times of Israel. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "IDF says it demolished Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, some aimed at Israel". The Times of Israel. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Israeli force blow up several houses in Yaroun, Lebanon: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) has reported that Israeli forces blew up several houses and properties in the town of Yaroun in the district of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. A correspondent for NNA reported that loud explosions were also heard in the surrounding villages.
- "Amnesty says Hezbollah attacks on civilians must be investigated as war crimes". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- "Lebanon minister accuses Israel of bulldozing orchards in Naqoura". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
Abbas Al Hajj Hassan, the Lebanese minister of agriculture, says Israel is continuing attacks on southern Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month. The latest attack was the bulldozing of citrus orchards in the southern town of Naqoura, near the headquarters of the UN's peacekeeping mission in the country, he said in a post on X.
- "2 indicted for contact with Hezbollah, providing photos from Caesarea". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "Israel warns people against returning to south Lebanon homes". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
The Israeli military has again warned Lebanese residents that they could be killed if they return to their homes in the southern parts of the country. Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesman of the army, released a map naming 62 villages whose residents are prohibited from returning until further notice. "Anyone who moves south of this line exposes himself to danger," he said.
- "Two killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
Lebanon's official National News Agency reports that the two were killed when the Israeli army targeted a group of people in the village of Taybeh. The attack also resulted in the wounding of one person, the report said.
- "Israeli army claims to have confiscated over 84,000 weapons in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
The weapons of various types have been seized from Hezbollah hideouts in southern Lebanon, according to a statement by the military's Arabic-speaking spokesperson. The army "operated in about 20 villages in southern Lebanon that Hezbollah had turned into terrorist strongholds, using civilian areas to store weapons and launch attacks on the State of Israel", Avichay Adraee said on X. "We are determined to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and rebuilding its capabilities, and from threatening the security of Israel," he said.
- "Reports of overnight IDF strike in Baalbek region said to target Hezbollah warehouses". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- "Israel strikes 'infrastructure' on Syria-Lebanon border". Arab News. Agence France Presse. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF says it hit Hezbollah infrastructure used to transfer arms in strikes on Syria-Lebanon border". The Times of Israel.
- "Israeli forces continue to bombard south Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli attacks continued on southern Lebanese towns and villages on Saturday night, in violation of a ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah last month. The Israeli raids included a "violent bombing operation" on areas between the towns of Markaba and Rab Thalathine in the Marjayoun district, the NNA reported.
- "Israel carries out 'large-scale bombings' in south Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli forces launched two waves of "large-scale" bombings in the southern town of Meiss el-Jabal on Sunday.
- "Israel Conducts Covert Raid on Iranian Missile Production Facility in Syria to Disrupt Hezbollah's Arsenal". Oneindia.
- "Israeli fighter jet launches attack in southern Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that an Israeli fighter jet has targeted positions in southern Lebanon, claiming that weapons were being transported.
- Quillen, Stephen; Marsi, Federica (12 September 2024). "Israeli air strike kills 2 in southern Syria: War monitor". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
The attack comes days after raids blamed on Israel killed 18 people in the central province of Hama, according to Syrian authorities. The Syrian Observatory said those strikes killed 27 people, including six civilians, and targeted a "scientific research area" and other sites in the province's Masyaf area.
- "Israel takes responsibility for September commando raid on Iranian missile manufacturing site deep in Syria". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- "Israeli forces set fire to homes in south Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli soldiers torched a number of houses in the town of Aitaroun in Bint Jbeil, "in a continued violation" of a truce that went into effect at the end of November.