Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon, violating a November 2024 ceasefire agreement to end the conflict with Hezbollah.
Published October 28, 2025
President Joseph Aoun called for an end to Israel’s near-daily deadly attacks on Lebanon in a meeting with US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus in Beirut, as Israel has stepped up attacks on its northern neighbor in recent days.
Israel has repeatedly shelled Lebanon, flagrantly violating a November 2024 ceasefire agreement aimed at ending more than a year of hostilities that escalated into a months-long full-scale war with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. More than 20 people were killed in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes in October alone, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
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A statement released by the presidential palace on Tuesday said Aoun stressed to Ortagus “the need to activate the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee, especially with regard to halting ongoing violations by Israel.”
A five-member commission, including the United States and France, is responsible for monitoring implementation of the ceasefire. Mr. Ortagus is scheduled to appear before the committee this week.
Aoun also argued that “we need to ensure that residents in the south can return to their homes and repair their damaged homes, especially now that winter is approaching.”
Israeli attacks in recent weeks have targeted excavators and bulldozers. Lebanese authorities believe the strikes are aimed at halting reconstruction efforts in the war-torn south. Israel claims, without providing evidence, that it is targeting Hezbollah.
The United Nations Human Rights Office announced on Tuesday that it had confirmed the killing of 111 civilians by Israeli forces since the ceasefire in Lebanon.
As part of last year’s ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces were to withdraw from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah was to withdraw north of the Litani River and dismantle military infrastructure in the south.
According to the agreement, only the Lebanese army and UN peacekeeping forces will be deployed in the south of the country.
The United Nations and France on Sunday condemned an attack by Israel that attacked U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that the previous day’s attack on UNIFIL forces was “extremely dangerous”, with Israeli drones dropping grenades near patrols and tanks firing on peacekeepers near the border town of Kfar Qira.
Israel still occupies five strongholds in southern Lebanon and launches almost daily attacks in defiance of the ceasefire.
Amid US pressure and fears of escalating Israeli attacks, the Lebanese government is moving to begin disarming Hezbollah, which it says will not lay down its arms as the main resistance to Israeli attacks and occupation of the south.
Despite the terms of the cease-fire, Israel continues to deploy troops at five border points it considers strategically important.
Israel’s attacks around the Middle East have not stopped, even with the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Lebanon, Syria and the occupied West Bank have all seen Israeli airstrikes in the past week, lending credence to the idea that Israel is seeking to destabilize and weaken its neighbors.
