# Renewed Tensions: Israel’s Ground Operations in Lebanon Amidst Fragile Cease-Fire

Fri Jul 18 2025 16:53:31 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
# Renewed Tensions: Israel’s Ground Operations in Lebanon Amidst Fragile Cease-Fire

Amidst escalating tensions and a shaky cease-fire, Israel resumes ground incursions in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure.


Israeli military operations spark concerns of renewed conflict as Hezbollah maintains its armed presence despite a November truce.

Israel’s military has conducted its first ground operations in months, intensifying its campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. These 'targeted operations' were announced on Wednesday, coinciding with heightened worries over the disarmament of the militant group, a crucial element of the fragile cease-fire established in November. This truce had halted the latest and deadliest hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in years, requiring Israel to pull back from various sites it had occupied during the conflict.

Despite the agreement, Israel has remained positioned at five locations along the border, claiming violations from Hezbollah, which has allegedly sustained its militant presence in the region. For months, Israel has executed consistent airstrikes against what it labels Hezbollah targets without provoking a military response from the group following the November cease-fire.

The Israeli military’s announcement detailed successful operations aimed at locating and destroying Hezbollah’s weapon caches and artillery positions, featuring night-time maneuvers along the Lebanese territory. In response, Hezbollah maintains that it has already retracted its fighters from southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese government has supposedly dismantled hundreds of military sites in the vicinity. Nonetheless, the complete disarmament of Hezbollah remains a contentious subject, with fears of an imminent renewal of conflict simmering due to the unaddressed tensions.

Lebanon’s newly appointed government has yet to outline a definitive plan for Hezbollah's disarmament. Speaking publicly, Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem reiterated that the group's fighters would retain their arms until Israel ceases its repeated aerial assaults in breach of the cease-fire. Meanwhile, Israel has amplified its strikes; recent reports indicate that a targeted strike in Tripoli resulted in three fatalities and scores injured, further exacerbating the humanitarian toll, which now includes around 250 casualties since the cease-fire’s initiation.

These renewed ground operations by Israel mirror the recent visit of U.S. envoy Thomas J. Barrack Jr. to Beirut, during which he acquired Lebanon’s official stance on a proposed U.S. roadmap for Hezbollah’s disarmament. While Barrack expressed satisfaction regarding the governmental response, he refrained from sharing specific details about the roadmap’s contents, emphasizing that the cease-fire arrangement had ultimately failed due to ongoing airstrikes and Hezbollah's non-compliance with the terms outlined in the agreement.

Euan Ward reports from Beirut, focusing on the intricate dynamics of Middle Eastern conflict and the ongoing struggle for peace in the region.

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