Two killed, 10 injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon's Beqaa

Shafaq News/ An Israeli airstrike on the town of Janta in Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, killed two people and injured 10 others, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced on Friday.
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated that "the Israeli Air Force, acting on intelligence directives, targeted several Hezbollah sites in the Beqaa region,” citing threats to Israeli security. According to Adraee, the strikes hit an underground facility used for weapons development and production, as well as infrastructure linked to arms smuggling along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Lebanese sources reported that the airstrike occurred early Friday morning (local time) near the border, with Israeli warplanes striking areas between Janta and Al-Shaara in eastern Lebanon. Additionally, an Israeli airstrike targeted a truck in Wadi Khaled, a border region in northern Lebanon’s Akkar Governorate, according to press reports.
#غارة_جنتا- #البقاعصدر عن مركز عمليات طوارئ الصحة العامة التابع لوزارة الصحة العامة بيان أعلن أن غارة العدو الإسرائيلي على جنتا - البقاع أدت في حصيلة نهائية إلى سقوط شهيدين وإصابة عشرة أشخاص بجروح. pic.twitter.com/x3xzCntzM3
— Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon (@mophleb) January 31, 2025
The attack comes despite a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States and France on November 27, 2024, aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The war, which escalated in October 2023, intensified further in September 2024 following Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, resulting in over 4,000 Lebanese casualties and the displacement of more than a million people.
Under the ceasefire terms, Israel agreed to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days, while Hezbollah committed to repositioning north of the Litani River. A five-nation monitoring panel, led by the United States, was established to oversee compliance, alongside the deployment of 5,000 Lebanese troops to maintain stability. The agreement also included a self-defense clause allowing limited military actions under specific conditions.
While the ceasefire has largely held, violations have been reported. As of January 2025, Israel has allegedly breached the agreement more than 50 times, resulting in at least 15 fatalities, including a Lebanese Army officer.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently suggested that Israel’s troop withdrawal might extend beyond the agreed 60-day timeline due to security concerns, a move that has drawn sharp criticism. Lebanese officials view the delay as a violation of sovereignty, while Hezbollah has condemned it as an act of aggression.