Israel launches extensive air strikes on Lebanon and expands its ground operations, according to reports citing Lebanese security sources and Israeli officials. The South China Morning Post says Israel conducts more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday, described as among the heaviest bombing days in weeks. The Japan Times and Rappler similarly report strikes and note that Israeli ground activity moves beyond the area described as a security zone.
The air campaign further strains a ceasefire announced on April 16 aimed at halting fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. All three outlets link the renewed intensity to tensions around the ceasefire’s stability.
Rappler also reports that Iran says the United States violated a separate truce by striking southern Iran, adding a broader regional dimension to the conflict timeline described by the sources. Across the reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cited as saying Israel is deepening its operations in Lebanon. The accounts do not provide independent casualty figures or detailed operational objectives beyond the expansion of attacks and ground activity.
