Israeli warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon late Monday and early Tuesday, January 6, 2026, targeting sites allegedly linked to Hezbollah and Hamas infrastructure. The operations included an unannounced strike that completely destroyed a three-story commercial building in Sidon, Lebanon's third-largest city, highlighting escalating tensions just days before a critical government meeting on Hezbollah's disarmament.

The Sidon attack occurred around 1 a.m. Tuesday in a commercial district filled with workshops and mechanic shops. Although the building was uninhabited at the time, rescue teams searched the rubble after at least one person was transported by ambulance. No immediate fatalities were reported from this strike, which followed earlier announced operations in the Bekaa Valley and southern villages.

Prior to the Sidon incident, the Israeli military issued public warnings via its Arabic-language spokesman on X, alerting residents of four villages to evacuate ahead of strikes on alleged Hezbollah and Hamas facilities. One targeted home in Manara belonged to a Hamas commander killed in 2024. Areas were cleared in advance, resulting in no reported casualties from those operations. Separately, a drone strike on a vehicle in Braikeh wounded two individuals identified by Israel as Hezbollah members.

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The airstrikes come amid Lebanon's ongoing efforts to disarm militant groups south of the Litani River by the end of 2025, as mandated following the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that concluded with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in November 2024. Thursday's cabinet meeting, attended by army commander Gen. Rudolph Haikal, is expected to address progress on removing Hezbollah's armed presence from border regions.

Despite the ceasefire, Israel has maintained near-daily airstrikes, primarily targeting suspected militants but also resulting in significant civilian casualties. The latest actions, including strikes north of the Litani River and far from the Israeli border, underscore persistent friction as Lebanon advances its disarmament commitments under international pressure.

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