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Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Teeters as Israel Responds to Attacks

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is on the verge of collapse as the two parties recently traded fire after projectiles were launched at Northern Israel from Lebanon. 

President Donald Trump’s diplomatic team, in conjunction with former President Joe Biden’s outgoing staff, brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah last November.

The agreement was anteceded by months of tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Hezbollah which began after the latter began targeting civilians in northern Israel. 

Hezbollah increased its attacks on Israel after the latter invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7th, 2023 attacks. 

Israel subsequently decimated much of Hezbollah’s capabilities, eliminating crucial Hezbollah weapons stockpiles and killing senior Hezbollah leaders, including its top leader Hassan Nasrallah.  

A weakened Hezbollah ultimately agreed to a ceasefire agreement with Israel that ushered in the cessation of hostilities, until now. 

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently reported projectiles were launched at northern Israel from Lebanon, violating the ceasefire agreement.

“This morning, projectiles were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel, posing a direct threat to Israeli civilians,” alleged the IDF. “This attack constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

Consequently, the IDF struck strategic Hezbollah locations, marking the largest escalation in hostilities between the two forces since the ceasefire was reached. 

Israel’s response to Hezbollah’s strikes occurred in sync with the Trump administration’s expansion of sanctions on Hezbollah. 

The US Treasury Department announced it was sanctioning various individuals and businesses helping finance Hezbollah’s illicit activities. 

According to the Treasury, Hezbollah’s “finance team” has relied on a network of companies and people to skirt US sanctions. 

The latest sanctions target individuals and companies that the US believes form part of such a network. 

“Today’s action underscores Treasury’s determination to expose and disrupt the schemes that fund Hizballah’s terrorist violence against the Lebanese people and their neighbors,” said Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith.  “These evasion networks strengthen Iran and its proxy Hizballah and undermine the courageous efforts of the Lebanese people to build a Lebanon for all its citizens.”

Mateo Guillamont

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