IDF Conducts Major Airstrikes on Hezbollah Targets Southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a series of airstrikes on June 27 targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including a significant underground fire and defense project near Beaufort Ridge. The strikes aimed to disrupt Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild capabilities following the ceasefire agreement brokered in November 2024, with the IDF stating the site was rendered completely inoperative. Lebanese reports indicated damage to a residential building in Nabatiyeh and casualties, including one death and 21 injuries, though the IDF attributed the damage to a secondary explosion from a Hezbollah rocket stored in the building. Lebanese officials, including President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, condemned the Israeli attacks as violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and the ceasefire agreement, calling for international intervention. The Trump administration views a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah as a potential step toward broader regional peace and normalization with Arab neighbors. These strikes are part of an ongoing Israeli campaign to prevent Hezbollah from regaining its pre-October 2023 strength.