A series of powerful Israeli air strikes pounded hilltops near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Friday, targeting areas believed to host Hezbollah’s military infrastructure and deepening concerns over rising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border.

Lebanese security sources reported that more than a dozen simultaneous air strikes hit a mountainous stretch of land where Hezbollah is suspected to maintain arms depots.

While the group has not issued a statement, the Israeli military claimed responsibility for the assault, saying it was aimed at a site Hezbollah had been trying to restore for military operations.

In a statement, the Israeli military said, "Fighter jets struck a site used to manage Hezbollah's fire and defence system," adding that the facility had been destroyed in the 2023 war but that the group was now attempting to resume activity there.

The military framed the operation as a response to what it described as Hezbollah's breach of the ceasefire agreement signed in November last year.

The truce deal, brokered by the United States, demands a complete halt to cross-border fire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, and the absence of any armed non-state actors in southern Lebanon, with the Lebanese army taking full control of the area.

However, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of repeatedly violating the same ceasefire, saying that ongoing Israeli air strikes are undermining the agreement. "Israel is continually violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal by keeping up strikes on Lebanon," he said on Friday.

Despite the agreement, Israeli troops are still positioned at five locations inside Lebanon’s borders, and the Israeli air force continues to target individuals identified as Hezbollah members or associates.

The developments mark yet another flashpoint in the uneasy calm along the border, with both sides trading blame and showing no signs of backing down.