Israel's "crimes" in Lebanon will not be allowed to continue, Hezbollah sources warned on Saturday, after strikes killed 12 people in the eastern Bekaa Valley and the south.
Hezbollah said the strikes killed commander Hussein Yaghi, who is the son of former MP Mohamed Yaghi.
"Everyone must realise that these crimes will not be allowed to continue," a hezbollah sources said in reponse to the attacks, without elaborating.
Two of the twelve people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Ain Al Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon. Hamas said two of its members, Bilal Al Khatim and Mohammad Al Sawi, were killed in the attack on the group's security headquarters.
Separately, the Israeli military said it also struck what it described as a Hamas command centre from which militants operated in the Ain Al Hilweh area of southern Lebanon.
The strikes are among the deadliest in recent weeks and risk further testing the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that has already been strained by repeated accusations of breaches.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck Hezbollah command centres in the Baalbek area, part of eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
President Joseph Aoun strongly condemned the raids, which he said aim to “thwart diplomatic efforts undertaken by Lebanon with brotherly nations”, particularly the US, to stop hostilities against Lebanon.
Mr Aoun called on the international community to intervene and stop the Israeli aggression.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the US-brokered ceasefire in 2024. It was intended to end more than a year of cross-border fire that culminated in Israeli strikes which weakened the Iran-aligned group. Since then, Israel has repeatedly attacked Lebanon, killing dozens.
A five-member body, comprising the US as chair, with Lebanon, Israel, France and the UN, was established to discuss implementation of the agreement.
US and Israeli officials have pressed Lebanese authorities to destroy Hezbollah's arsenal. Lebanese leaders have said that broader Israeli strikes could further destabilise the country, battered by political and economic crises.
Another Hezbollah source said the "overnight aggression is an attempt to exploit the tense regional climate surrounding the potential war against Iran to escalate attacks in Lebanon, betting that the other side will not dare to respond under these circumstances".
"The enemy is mistaken in its calculations, and time alone will prove that," added the source.
