The Israeli army admitted on Tuesday to carrying out hundreds of violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon, stating it has launched around 500 airstrikes since the truce came into effect in November 2024.
According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, the military described its violence on Lebanon during the ceasefire as "achievements", claiming that a third of the operational successes that had weakened Hezbollah to its lowest point since its founding occurred during the period of calm.
The army confirmed that its air force had struck Lebanese territory about 500 times over the past 243 days, reportedly killing more than 230 Hezbollah fighters, and destroying thousands of rockets, 90 launchers, 20 headquarters, five weapons production sites, training camps, and other infrastructure.
In recent weeks, Israel claimed to have destroyed approximately 3,000 rockets and underground infrastructure south of the Litani River.
It also alleged that more than 4,000 Hezbollah fighters have been killed since the beginning of the military campaign in October 2023, with hundreds still missing, including nearly the entire senior leadership of the group except for two top officials.
The Israeli military alleged that Hezbollah was struggling to fill leadership positions, claiming that while the group had around 25,000 regular fighters before the war, only half remain combat-ready today.
Despite these claims of major blows to the group, the Israeli army alleged that Hezbollah was attempting to rebuild and reassert itself, but said the group was currently incapable of invading Israeli territory or sustaining a long-term confrontation.
According to Haaretz, Israel's military intelligence believes Hezbollah is having difficulty reconnecting with the regional so-called "axis of resistance", and has reassigned its elite Radwan Force to internal security and asset protection duties, rather than preparing for direct combat with Israeli forces.
The army also stated that most of Hezbollah's weaponry had been moved north of the Litani River, and estimates the group was still possesses thousands of short-range rockets, with several hundred capable of reaching central Israel. However, it added that Hezbollah was currently unable to sustain missile fire, due to a shortage of launchers.
The Israeli assessment claims that Hezbollah is seeking ways to launch targeted raids on specific sites in Israel, but says such operations remain beyond the group's current capabilities.
The army further alleged that the Lebanese group still maintained drone capabilities, saying these posed a threat to life in northern Israel. It alleged that Hezbollah had attempted to resume drone production in Beirut's Hadath area, and that Israeli strikes targeted production facilities there after issuing evacuation notices to civilians.
Since the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect in November 2024, Israeli fire has killed over 80 civilians, including women and children, in Lebanon, according to reports from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Lebanon's health ministry.
The UN warned in April that Israeli military operations on Lebanon had continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure.
A recent statement by OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan detailed latest escalations, including a strike on a residential building in Beirut's southern suburbs on 1 April that killed two civilians. The area was near two schools and suffered extensive damage.
Two days later, Israeli airstrikes destroyed a newly opened medical centre in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, and damaged ambulances stationed nearby. Additional strikes between 4 and 8 April reportedly killed six more people in towns across southern Lebanon.