The European Union on Saturday condemned repeated Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, urging Israel to respect the ceasefire, even as the Israel Defense Forces stepped up strikes on the terror group.
The IDF on Saturday confirmed carrying out a drone strike near the southeastern Lebanese town of Shebaa, saying it killed two members of a Hezbollah-allied militia.
The two operatives of the Lebanese Resistance Companies were involved in smuggling weapons for Hezbollah, according to the military. The IDF said the operatives’ actions were a violation of the ceasefire deal.
Lebanese reports said the IDF had carried out two additional strikes, including a drone strike on a car in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil that wounded seven people and a strike targeting a car in the southern Lebanon town of Baraashit.
There was no immediate comment from the IDF on either incident.
The EU on Saturday condemned Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and asked it to respect a ceasefire with the Hezbollah terror group.
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צה”ל תקף וחיסל מוקדם יותר היום , בהובלת אוגדה 210 ובאמצעות חיל האוויר, שני מחבלים מארגון הטרור ׳הפלוגות הלבנוניות׳ שפועל בהכוונת ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בכפר שבעא שבדרום לבנון.
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Israel conducted large-scale strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting the Iran-backed organization and accusing the group of rearming.
“The EU calls on Israel to cease all actions that violate resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement reached a year ago in November 2024,” the EU’s foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni stated.
“At the same time, we urge all Lebanese actors and especially Hezbollah to refrain from any measures or responses that could further inflame the situation,” he added.
“Focus by all parties must be on preserving the ceasefire and the progress achieved so far.”
The Israeli army had previously told residents of four villages to evacuate buildings, warning that it planned to target Hezbollah’s military infrastructure.
According to the IDF, the targeted weapon depots were “located in the heart of a civilian population and serve as another example of the Hezbollah terror organization’s cynical use of Lebanese civilians as human shields.”
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Tayr Debba, southern Lebanon, November 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari)
“The Hezbollah terror organization continues attempts to restore terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon and is focusing on rebuilding the [Radwan Force’s] capabilities with the aim of harming the State of Israel,” the IDF said.
The IDF said the existence of the Hezbollah infrastructure and weapon depots constituted a violation of the November 2024 ceasefire deal, which allows the IDF to respond to immediate threats.
The truce brought an end to more than a year of fighting after Hezbollah began attacking Israel the day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre. During the conflict, Israel killed much of the terror group’s leadership and destroyed much of their fortifications along the border.
The Lebanese army, however, accused Israel of seeking to “undermine Lebanon’s stability” with Thursday’s strikes and to “prevent the completion of the army’s deployment” in line with the ceasefire.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned the Israeli strikes, as has Iran, which on Friday called them “savage” attacks and appealed for the international community to intervene.
Lebanon and Israel are still technically in a state of war, but all the recent armed conflicts with Israel were fought by Hezbollah, not the Lebanese military.
Hezbollah was the only movement in Lebanon that refused to disarm after the 1975-1990 civil war.
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