The U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect just after midnight on April 17, with Israeli troops still positioned deep inside southern Lebanon. While it has largely halted air strikes on Beirut and its suburbs, the truce has failed to halt fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

The targets included infrastructure facilities belonging to the Shiite organization Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, including weapons depots, command posts, and rocket launchers

The Israeli military said the strikes targeted Hezbollah command centers and were carried out in response to strikes toward northern Israel.