The Israeli military launched airstrikes on Lebanon overnight targeting Hezbollah and killing at least one person.<\/p>\n
The attack on the village of Msayleh also destroyed a highway that connects Lebanon to Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, according to The Associated Press<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were targeting a \u201cHezbollah terrorist infrastructure\u201d in southern Lebanon, according to a statement<\/a> on social platform X.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe site contained engineering machinery used by Hezbollah to reestablish terrorist infrastructure in violation of agreements between Israel and Lebanon,\u201d the IDF wrote. <\/p>\n The strike follows a series<\/a> of daily assaults sparked after Israel breached a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon that was made last November. <\/p>\n Lebanese President Joseph Aoun blasted Israel over the strike, suggesting it was unprovoked assault. <\/p>\n \u201cOnce again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian installations \u2014 without justification or pretext,\u201d Aoun said after the attack, according to The Times of Israel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe seriousness of this latest attack lies in the fact that it comes after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n The IDF began a military operation against Lebanon shortly after Hamas first attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 \u2014 when 1,200 Israelis were killed and over 250 people taken hostage. Hezbollah, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., fired back at Israel in support of the Palestinian militant group. Both Hamas and Hezbollah are backed by Iran.<\/p>\n The action led to a 14-month war that left more than 4,000 people dead, according to the AP.<\/p>\n In August, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled<\/a> that he would consider ending strikes on Lebanon if Hezbollah was disarmed.<\/p>\n The Lebanese Cabinet then committed to aiding in the disarmament of Hezbollah but told their Israeli counterparts that \u201chostilities\u201d must end.\u00a0<\/p>\n The latest attack comes just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first stages<\/a> of a 20-point peace plan<\/a> to end the more than two-year war in Gaza. The agreement, unveiled late last month<\/a> by President Trump, includes a ceasefire in the region<\/a> as well as a swap of the remaining hostages<\/a> and some Palestinian prisoners. <\/p>\n The president is expected to travel<\/a> to Egypt and Israel on Sunday to mark the implementation of the deal. U.S. soldiers have also been stationed<\/a> in Israel to oversee the plan.<\/p>\n