People gather as they look at the debris following an Israeli military strike targeting a residential building in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood, of Beirut's southern suburbs on November 23, 2025. AFP
In a statement, Aoun emphasized that the international community must take decisive action, saying, “We call on the international community to assume its responsibility and intervene firmly and seriously to stop the attacks on Lebanon and its people.”
The strike in Beirut, which hit a densely populated area, was the latest in a series of Israeli attacks that have escalated over the past week, violating the terms of a fragile year-long ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said on Thursday that it had recorded more than 10,000 air and ground violations inside Lebanese territory since the ceasefire came into effect at the end of 2024.
According to the mission, since the ceasefire began in November 2024, it has recorded “over 7,500 air violations, almost 2,500 ground violations north of the Blue Line,” inside Lebanese territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently rejected any notion that Israel is bound by international law or requires external authorization for military actions. "We make our own decisions, independent of any external factors, and that is how it should be," Netanyahu said, emphasizing, "Israel is solely responsible for its own security."
Despite a ceasefire agreement meant to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel has continued its airstrikes with impunity, drawing increasing criticism from the international community.
The 2024 war saw Israel's airstrikes devastate Lebanon’s infrastructure and target densely populated areas, killing at least 2,720 Lebanese, the majority of whom were civilians. It marked Israel’s sixth invasion of Lebanon since 1978.
Under the ceasefire terms, Israeli forces were required to fully withdraw from Lebanon by 26 January 2025. However, Israel has ignored this deadline, partially withdrawing troops from some villages while retaining control over five military outposts in the southern highlands.
The ongoing occupation of these outposts has been widely condemned as a blatant violation of the ceasefire, raising serious doubts about Israel’s commitment to upholding the agreement.
Since the ceasefire began, Israeli strikes have killed over 330 people and wounded 945, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
Before Israel's recent surge in attacks, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem reaffirmed the group's position, declaring, “We reaffirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression and to stand alongside our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country.”
Qassem also criticized the Lebanese government's decision to restrict the possession of weapons to the state, calling it a hasty and grave mistake. “The issue of exclusive weapons is not something to be dictated by foreign pressure or Israeli blackmail,” he said.
The Hezbollah chief further emphasized that all Lebanese should recognize that “the Israeli enemy does not target Hezbollah alone, but attacks Lebanon as a whole, aiming to strip the country of any ability to resist the extortionist demands of the Zionist entity.”
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