Netanyahu vows continued airstrikes on Lebanon, Gaza despite ceasefires
Iran Press TV
Sunday, 23 November 2025 3:39 PM
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that his regime will continue its deadly attacks on neighboring Lebanon and the besieged Gaza Strip despite ceasefire agreements barring such operations.
Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting in occupied al-Quds on Sunday that Israel would do "everything necessary" to prevent the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah and Hamas in Gaza from regrouping.
"We are continuing to strike on several fronts," he said. "This weekend, the Israeli military struck in Lebanon, and we will continue to do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its threat capability against us."
"This is also what we are doing in the Gaza Strip—despite the ceasefire," he added.
In recent weeks, Israel has struck Beirut and bombed multiple villages and towns across southern and eastern Lebanon, causing casualties and extensive material damage.
In the latest act of aggression, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs targeted an apartment building in Haret Hreik on Sunday. At least five people were killed, several more were injured, and significant damage was inflicted on cars and surrounding buildings.
A large plume of smoke was seen rising over the densely populated neighborhood, according to local media.
On Friday, Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that Israeli strikes had killed 331 people and injured 945 in Lebanon since the truce agreement took effect a year ago.
In its statement, the ministry attributed the casualties to Israeli raids, attacks, and violations of the agreement intended to halt cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel that was triggered by the genocidal war in Gaza.
The figures cover the period from November 28, 2024, shortly after the truce began, through November 20, 2025.
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, also recently condemned the near-daily Israeli air and drone strikes across Lebanon since the ceasefire entered into force on November 27, 2024, saying the attacks undermine peace efforts and may amount to war crimes.
He described the repeated assaults on civilians and civilian infrastructure as "war crimes and a violation of the UN Charter."
Lebanese authorities have warned that Israel's continued violations of the ceasefire threaten national stability.
Tensions in southern Lebanon have been rising for weeks as the Israeli military continues near-daily airstrikes on Lebanese territory, reportedly targeting Hezbollah members and the group's infrastructure.
Israeli attacks, launched in October 2023 and escalating into a full-scale offensive by September 2024, have left more than 4,000 people dead and nearly 17,000 injured in Lebanon.
Following the ceasefire announced in November 2024, the Israeli regime was expected to withdraw from southern Lebanon by January. However, the withdrawal was only partial, with forces remaining at five border outposts.
Meanwhile, Saturday marked one of the deadliest days in Gaza since the US-brokered truce between Israel and the Hamas resistance came into effect, following two years of devastating Israeli war across the blockaded Palestinian territory.
The Gaza Government Media Office said 27 violations were recorded on Saturday alone, resulting in 24 deaths and 87 injuries.
The office said that the Israeli forces had violated the Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing hundreds of Palestinians and injuring many more since the truce between Hamas and the Tel Aviv regime took effect on October 10.
A statement issued on Saturday said 342 civilians had been killed and 875 wounded in the attacks, with most of the victims being children, women, and the elderly.
The office denounced Israel for systematically violating the agreement through deadly assaults and ongoing incursions.
The developments come as Western governments have largely backed the Israeli regime's actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023, support that has continued despite a death toll nearing 70,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
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