Report: Hezbollah tried to prevent army from reaching bombed N. Litani sites

Hezbollah has changed the way it deals on the ground with the Lebanese Army and it tried to prevent army troops from reaching sites bombed by Israel north of the Litani River, sources told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel.

The sources added that a fistfight erupted between members of Hezbollah and the allied Amal Movement after Israel bombed buildings in the southern town of Kfar Hatta, with Amal accusing Hezbollah of “storing weapons in residential areas.”

Israel has continued to launch regular strikes in south Lebanon even after a ceasefire was agreed with Hezbollah in November 2024 to end more than a year of hostilities.

Last week, the Lebanese Army said it had completed disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River in the first phase of a nationwide plan, though Israel described those efforts as insufficient.

The Lebanese government is supposed to discuss in February a plan for disarming Hezbollah north of the Litani River.