Israel launched a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon this morning, hours after Hezbollah leaders publicly rejected a US-brokered peace agreement. The strikes targeted what the Israeli Defence Forces described as 'terror infrastructure' near the Litani River, a region long considered a Hezbollah stronghold. Local sources confirm at least three villages were hit, with plumes of smoke rising over the border.
Casualty figures remain unconfirmed, but medical teams are scrambling to reach the area. The timing is no coincidence. The peace deal, unveiled yesterday in Washington, called for disarmament of all non-state armed groups in Lebanon.
Hezbollah's response was swift and unequivocal: 'We will not lay down our arms.' Now the region holds its breath. This is not a new war.
It is the same old one wearing a different mask. The cycle of provocation and retaliation is as predictable as it is deadly.
