US Edition'Playing with Fire': Israel Warns of Intensified Military Action Against Hezbollah After Strike in Lebanon Kills 4
- On November 2, 2025, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Israel would escalate military operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, saying `Hezbollah is playing with fire, and the president of Lebanon is dragging his feet` and vowed intensified enforcement.
- Despite the November 2024 ceasefire, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon while the United States pressures the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.
- An airstrike in Nabatiyeh on Nov 1 killed four and injured three, and the Israeli military said it struck a car with a guided missile around 10:30 pm, killing a Hezbollah Radwan Force member and three others.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered the army to confront incursions after the Oct 30 ground raid, and U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Thomas Barrack said Washington would support Israel if hostilities intensified.
- In recent weeks, Israel has stepped up airstrikes as Tom Barrack said Hezbollah still holds 15,000 to 20,000 missiles and rockets and a 40,000-strong fighting force, while Israeli intelligence warns of rebuilding.
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The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is in danger of shattering
It’s been almost a year since Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that arguably held more power in Lebanon than the government itself, signed a ceasefire to end a ferocious two-month long war. The deal couldn’t have come at a better time; thousands of Israeli air and artillery strikes had pulverized southern Lebanon, Hezbollah’s traditional base of operations, leading to a displacement crisis and killing close to 4,000 Lebanese. Whole swa…
Israel warns to intensify Lebanon attacks
Israel warned Sunday that its military would step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed in an Israeli air strike. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has kept up regular strikes. "Hezbollah is playing with fire, and the president of Lebanon is dragging his feet," Defenc…
"Hezbollah Playing With Fire": Israel As It Warns Of Intensifying Attacks
Israel on Sunday signalled it could intensify operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of rearming, urging Beirut to disarm the Iran-backed group.
Four people, identified by Israel as "hezbollah elite unit fighters," were killed on Saturday, November 1, in southern Lebanon, during a drone strike against their car, 35 kilometres from the border. Three others were injured while another Israeli air raid also injured.
Israel threatens to escalate attacks in Lebanon
Israel's defence minister on Sunday threatened to intensify attacks in Lebanon, hours after four people were reported killed in fresh airstrikes. Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Lebanon over the past year and continues to occupy parts of the country's south in violation of the November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah. The US and Israel have ramped up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the Shia group, which it has refuse…
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