On March 28, 2025, Israel launched multiple airstrikes in southern Lebanon, marking a major escalation since the ceasefire. It also issued an evacuation order for civilians in Beirut’s Hadath area.

• The strikes, targeting areas under the pretext of hitting “Hezbollah-linked sites,” were denied by Hezbollah, which reaffirmed its commitment to the November 2024 ceasefire.

• Israeli air raids hit Kfar Houneh, Rihan Heights, Aaramta, and Sejoud, triggering chaos near two schools with hundreds of students.

• Israeli jets bombed a building in the Hadath neighborhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, the first attack there since the November 2024 ceasefire.

• An airstrike in Kfar Tibnit killed three people and injured 18 (including 8 women and 6 children) & reducing the Sharafeddine Villa to rubble.

• A drone strike in Yohmor al-Shaqif (Nabatieh district) killed two people.

• Israeli artillery also targeted the eastern neighborhood of Khiam with conventional and phosphorus shells, and struck the border town of Kfar Kila, while a shell landed in Taybeh

Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre confirmed casualties, warning the toll may rise. In the evening, the death toll reached five Lebanese killed & 18 injured.

Context :

**Statement of Israeli occupation army Israel Katz **

“I am sending a clear message to the Lebanese government: If you do not enforce the ceasefire agreement, we will enforce it,” he said in a statement after Israeli aircraft hit targets in Beirut earlier today.

Ceasefire violatons

• Israel claimed two rockets were launched from Lebanon, which Hezbollah denied.

• NNA reported 45 Israeli violations of the ceasefire in one day.

• Since the ceasefire in November, over 1,300 Israeli violations have occurred, causing 100+ fatalities and 330+ injuries.

• Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel was to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 26, but after refusing to comply, the deadline was extended to February 18. Despite this, Israel still maintains a military presence at five border outposts