This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to 26 February 2026.
November 2024
27 November The IDF issued evacuation orders for residents of central and southern Beirut including in Ghobeiry. The IDF said that it hit 330 Hezbollah sites throughout Lebanon in the night leading up to the truce, including command centres, weapons depots, infrastructure used by the Radwan Force, and an underground precision missile plant. The IDF estimated that it killed several dozens of Hezbollah operatives in its strikes on a Radwan Force base in the Beqaa Valley. It also said that it killed an operations officer from Hezbollah's aerial unit in a strike in Beirut. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect at 4:00a.m. UTC+02:00. The IDF opened fire at people attempting to return to southern Lebanon, hitting several in Mais al-Jabal. It later announced that it killed an unspecified number of militants. Al Jazeera and LBC reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire on journalists covering the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the return of displaced residents to Khiam, injuring two of them. The IDF said that it arrested four suspects who approached Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. The IDF imposed a curfew in southern Lebanon until 7:00a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day, saying that IDF is still deployed in its positions in southern Lebanon according to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, and its forces will deal firmly with any movement that violates this agreement. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli soldiers fired at people returning to their houses and villages in Lebanon, killing at least six people and injuring many others.
28 November The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that 78 people were killed in Israeli attacks two days prior. The IDF said it have killed around 3,500 Hezbollah fighters. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli soldiers fired and injured two people in Markaba. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli tank used two shells in the outskirts of Kfarchouba. The IDF said that the ceasefire was violated with the arrival of suspects, some of them with vehicles to several areas in southern Lebanon. The IDF carried out an airstrike on a rocket depot in southern Lebanon after identifying Hezbollah activity. The IDF prohibited travel within and towards the south of the Litani River from 5:00p.m. UTC+02:00 until 7:00a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day. The IDF warned residents to not return to 62 villages in southern Lebanon.
29 November NNA reported that four Israeli tanks entered the western side of Khiam. It also reported that Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Markaba and Talloussah. Footage released by Lebanese media showed Israeli soldiers in Khiam firing at several people while they were attempting to attend a funeral despite prior approval from the Lebanese army and UNIFIL to visit. The IDF said that it struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon.
30 November The IDF prohibited residents from returning to dozens more villages in southern Lebanon until further notice. Lebanese media reported that an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in Majdal Zoun injuring three people including a seven-year-old child. Another strike was reported south of Sidon, in Baisariyeh. The IDF said that it carried out an intelligence-based strike on border crossings used by Hezbollah for smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon. The IDF said that it located a Hezbollah weapons cache under a mosque in southern Lebanon and dispersed suspects approaching a restricted zone. The IDF renewed travel bans within and towards the south of the Litani River from 5:00p.m. UTC+02:00 until 7:00a.m. UTC+02:00 the next day. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli drone strike in Rab Thalathin killed two people and wounded two others. A soldier was seriously injured during an operational IDF activity in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon.
December 2024 1 December NNA reported several blasts on the outskirts of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras. The IDF announced that soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade killed several armed Hezbollah militants near a church in southern Lebanon the previous night. An Iranian airplane suspected of carrying arms to Hezbollah over Syrian airspace was ordered to turn around by Israeli fighter jets.
2 December France accused Israel of violating its ceasefire in Lebanon 52 times, causing the death of three Lebanese civilians. Israel rejected the accusations saying Israel is enforcing the ceasefire terms in the face of Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire that require an immediate response in real time. NNA reported that Israeli forces opened fire at homes in Naqoura with machine guns. The IDF again warned residents against returning to houses in some villages in south Lebanon. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli drone hit a Lebanese army bulldozer that was conducting "fortification work" at a Lebanese army base in Hermel, moderately injuring a Lebanese soldier. The IDF said that it struck Hezbollah military vehicles operating in a Hezbollah missile manufacturing facility in the Beqaa Valley. It also said that it struck Hezbollah vehicles used for transporting weapons at several sites in the border between Syria and Lebanon in Hermel District and conducted strikes against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon. Lebanese State Security said that one of its personnel was killed by an Israeli drone in Nabatieh. Hezbollah launched two mortars towards Shebaa Farms, claiming that it was responding defensively to repeated ceasefire violations by the IDF. In response, the IDF struck dozens of Hezbollah members and rocket launchers, including the one used in the mortar attack. Six people were killed in Haris and four others in Talloussah. Lebanon’s health ministry said that Israeli air strike in Marjayoun killed one person.
3 December Hezbollah affiliated Al-Nour radio station announced that one of its journalists was killed in an Israeli strike. The IDF renewed bans on people returning to their houses in over 60 villages in south Lebanon. NNA reported that Israeli warplanes conducted a wave of strikes in a number of villages and towns in Tyre District and Bint Jbeil District. It also reported that the IDF returned for launching flares and thermal balloons before morning over the Aita al-Shaab. NNA reported an Israeli drone strike in Beit Lif. The Syrian state news agency reported that an Israeli strike on a car in Damascus airport road killed Salman Jumaa, Hezbollah's liaison with the Syrian army. The IDF said that it struck a militant cell in Aaqbeh village, Beqaa Governorate. the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation reported that an Israeli drone strike in Shebaa killed one person. The IDF said that it destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure in Shebaa Farms.
4 December The Lebanese Health Ministry increased the death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon to 4,047. Dozens of Lebanese families fled from south Lebanon again due to Israeli strikes. The IDF detained five Israelis after they illegally crossed into southern Lebanon. The IDF said that the IAF struck a Hezbollah launch pad in Majdal Zoun and destroyed combat equipment in Khiam, Sawwaneh and Aitaroun.
5 December The IDF conducted three strikes in southern Lebanon. The IDF said that it destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure and killed militants in southern Lebanon. The NNA reported that Israeli soldiers launched stun grenades towards a residential building in Aitaroun, inflicting injuries. PIJ announced that three of its fighters were killed in Lebanon. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli air strike in Aitaroun injured five people.
6 December Israeli air strikes hit the Jousiya crossing and Arida crossing in the Syrian-Lebanese border. The IDF said that it struck routes used by Hezbollah for smuggling weapons. Israeli warplanes flew over Beirut and hit a target in the vicinity of the Litani River between the Yohmor al-Chaqif and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah. The IDF blew up more buildings in Odaisseh. Israeli drones also flew at low altitude over the southern suburbs of Beirut. A war monitor reported that the IDF was clearing Hezbollah weapons depots and military infrastructure in south Lebanon until 25 January.
7 December Lebanese media report that an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in Deir Siryan killed one person. The IDF said that it struck a Hezbollah fighter who posed a threat to its soldiers in south Lebanon. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli air strike in Beit Lif killed five people and injured five others.
8 December The IDF hit a convoy of Hezbollah vehicles containing fighters that departed from al-Qusayr, Syria. An Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah members at a weapons depot in Dibbin. Four IDF reservists, one of them holding a rank of major (res.), were killed near Labbouneh, south Lebanon. The soldiers were in an underground Hezbollah complex when an explosion occurred and an underground structure collapsed, killing them. The IDF said that according to an initial probe, it is likely that the soldiers unintentionally triggered explosives rigged by the IDF.
9 December AFP reported that an Israeli air strike on a car on the Saf al-Hawa road in Bint Jbeil in the vicinity of a Lebanese army checkpoint killed one person and slightly injured four Lebanese soldiers.
11 December The IDF withdrew from Khiam in compliance with the ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli strikes in three towns in southern Lebanon killed five people.
12 December The IDF said that it conducted a drone strike on Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry and media said that one person was killed and another person was wounded in the strike in Khiam. Lebanon’s NNA reported that three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Dibbine.
13 December Lebanon’s NNA reported that the IDF conducted two air strikes in southern Lebanon.
14 December The IDF said that the IAF struck a loaded and ready-to-use launcher in Lebanon that was aimed towards Israel. An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Al-Hardali reportedly killed a Hezbollah member.
15 December The IDF announced that it destroyed more than 300 Hezbollah sites in the last three months. The IDF announced that its 91st Division seized more than 10,000 Hezbollah weapons.
16 December The IDF warned residents of 73 villages in southern Lebanon against returning until further notice. An Israeli drone strike in al-Najariyah, Sidon District injured at least three people. The IDF said that it struck launchers positioned in Lebanon for firing towards Israel.
17 December The IDF said that it seized a large Hezbollah weapons cache in southern Lebanon. The IDF said that it targeted a Hezbollah operative in Majdal Zoun who was loading up a vehicle with weapons. Reportedly three people were injured.
18 December Israeli strikes destroyed two homes in Kfar Kila. The IDF acknowledged that a group of Israeli settlers crossed the northern border and entered Lebanon earlier this month before being dispersed by its soldiers. Israeli forces demolished several houses in Tayr Harfa, al-Jabeen and Shiheen. NNA reported that Israeli bulldozers demolished neighborhoods in Naqoura for the third consecutive day.
19 December The Shin Bet and the Israel Police arrested and charged a 19-year-old Nazareth resident of spying for Hezbollah during the war. Israeli police arrested four Israeli civilians for illegally entering into Lebanon. The IDF said that it demolished Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon aimed towards Israel.
20 December NNA reported that Israeli forces blew up several homes and properties in Yaroun. Amnesty International accused Hezbollah of violating international law.
22 December