Israel Resumes Attacks on Lebanon Despite Three-Week Ceasefire Extension... At Least 6 Dead

by Lee Myeonghwan

Published 26 Apr.2026 09:26(KST)

Netanyahu Orders Airstrikes in Retaliation for Ceasefire Violations

Although U.S. President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, clashes continued along the border between the two countries.

On the night of the 25th (local time), Lebanon’s state-run media reported that Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon. This followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that Lebanon’s pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire agreement, leading him to order the attacks. According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, at least six people were killed and 17 others were injured by Israeli airstrikes earlier that morning.

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Israel acknowledged the attacks on Lebanon but maintained its position that Hezbollah was the first to violate the ceasefire agreement. According to AFP and other foreign media, Israeli military authorities stated that they had “eliminated three Hezbollah operatives driving a vehicle loaded with weapons, one operative on a motorcycle, and two armed militants active in another area.”

Additionally, Israel announced that it had detected two projectiles launched from Lebanon and had carried out strikes on facilities belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in response to the threat. Hezbollah, in turn, said it had attacked Israeli military vehicles in southern Lebanon in retaliation for Israel’s strikes, indicating that clashes between the two sides continue despite the ceasefire.

Experts have predicted that the ceasefire could break down at any moment. According to The New York Times, David Wood, a Lebanon analyst at the International Crisis Group (ICG), a multinational think tank, analyzed that “this is less of a ceasefire and more of a limited easing of tensions.”

He further pointed out, “The reason this ceasefire is extremely unstable is because it hinges on President Trump’s attention,” warning that if negotiations between the two sides collapse, Lebanon could become a powder keg.

Ali Fayyad, a Lebanese lawmaker affiliated with Hezbollah, also issued a statement that day saying the extension of the ceasefire is “meaningless” given the continued hostilities. This is the first time Hezbollah has publicly commented on the ceasefire extension since its announcement. Assemblyman Fayyad also criticized the ceasefire agreement, saying it “does not impose even the minimum obligations on Israel.”