Aoun says Lebanon asked friendly countries to pressure Israel as violations continue

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that Lebanon has asked friendly countries to pressure Israel to abide by a ceasefire agreement reached in late November last year.

"So far we have not reached a result," Aoun said from Sofia where he met with Bulgarian officials.

The latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began the day after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza. Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas and the Palestinians.

Israel responded with airstrikes and shelling. The low-level conflict escalated into full-scale war in September 2024.

A U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement nominally halted the hostilities last November, but Israel has continued to launch near-daily airstrikes in Lebanon and to occupy several strategic points on the Lebanese side of the border. It says it aims to keep Hezbollah from regrouping.