"Fears are rife in Lebanon over another Israeli military escalation, similar to the one in 2024 that killed more than 4,000 people and displaced around a quarter of the country's population. The intensification comes amid growing pressure by the United States and Israel on Lebanon to ensure the Shia group Hezbollah disarms. The decision to bring Hezbollah's weapons under state control is popular in Lebanon outside of the group's traditional support base."
"But analysts also fear internal tensions could lead to violence if Israel continues to attack the country without impunity and disarmament is pushed through by force. list of 3 itemsend of list Tensions are also growing after a meeting in Florida between US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, when the latter was reportedly given a green light to begin a new offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon."
"Despite an ongoing ceasefire since November 2024, Israel has attacked Lebanon almost daily. Tens of thousands of Lebanese are still displaced from their homes along Lebanon's southern border. And now the fear is that military action will ramp up. On Sunday alone, Israel launched around 25 attacks on south Lebanon, leaving many in the country worried about further widespread attacks. The United Nations says Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 10,000 times since November 2024."
Israel has intensified attacks across Lebanon, with repeated strikes in the south, Bekaa Valley and Beirut's southern suburbs, fueling fears of renewed military escalation. The 2024 escalation killed more than 4,000 people and displaced about a quarter of the population. United States and Israeli pressure aims to bring Hezbollah's weapons under state control, a policy popular outside Hezbollah's traditional support base but likely to heighten internal tensions. Despite a ceasefire since November 2024, Israel has violated it thousands of times and carries out almost daily attacks, leaving tens of thousands displaced along the southern border and civilians fearful of renewed widespread offensives.
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