Israel's Air Campaign Continues Amid Ceasefire in Lebanon

Between 00:00 April 17 and 23:59 June 7, Israeli forces carried out 3,491 air strikes, 407 controlled demolitions and six “razing” operations in Lebanon, flattening villages in the southern strip while troops remained inside southern Lebanon. Air attacks on Beirut and its suburbs subsided, but combat continued along the Israel-Hezbollah front.

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United States brokered a ceasefire that began after midnight on 17 April, after war erupted on 2 March. The conflict started when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in support of Iran, which was under Israeli strikes. The truce aimed to halt fighting, but exchanges between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militia have continued.

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• Air strikes: 3,491

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• Controlled demolitions: 407

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• “Razing” operations: 6 (flattening entire villages)

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• Displaced persons: more than 1 million, roughly one-fifth of Lebanon’s population

Lebanon says Israel launched nearly 3,500 air strikes after April ceasefire announcement

These figures illustrate the scale of the campaign despite the nominal truce.

Israel has bombed Lebanon 3,500 times during truce

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon is striving to uphold the ceasefire despite new displacement waves. Defense Minister Michel Menassa posted the same strike figures on X. The Israeli military declined comment. U.S. President Donald Trump said ceasefires involve a more moderate level of shooting rather than a total halt. An Israeli official warned any Iranian attack would trigger retaliation and described it as an opportunity to renew the campaign. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike on Beirut’s southern outskirts was ordered in response to Hezbollah fire.

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Hezbollah rejected U.S.-mediated talks to reinforce the ceasefire, continuing rocket fire at Israel. Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf warned that U.S. bases and Israeli assets are legitimate targets. Hard-line lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei pledged a decisive and painful response to Israeli strikes and urged observers to notice the situation in the occupied territories.

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Sources disagree whether Prime Minister Salam or Defense Minister Menassa disclosed the strike figures, creating ambiguity about the official spokesperson. Report reliability scores range from 43.77 to 45.17, and some outlets lack any rating, leaving attribution and verification uncertain.

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• “shooting in a more moderate manner” — Donald Trump, U.S. President

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• “'They showed that they only understand the language of power,' he wrote on X.” — Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker

Israel has bombed Lebanon 3,500 times during truce

• “An Israeli official, responding to the apparent threat, said that Israel would retaliate against any attacks on its territory from Iran, and consider it 'an opportunity to renew the campaign'.” — Unnamed Israeli official

Israel has bombed Lebanon 3,500 times during truce

Iran has signaled intent to deliver a “decisive and painful response,” while Israel has pledged retaliation to any Iranian strike. The durability of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire remains uncertain as displacement pressures mount and diplomatic talks stall, raising the risk of renewed large-scale hostilities across the Lebanon-Israel border.

Lebanon says Israel launched nearly 3,500 air strikes after April ceasefire announcement