Lebanese Army soldiers secure the site of an Israeli airstrike on Deir Kifa, in southern Lebanon, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would do "everything necessary" to stop Hezbollah from regrouping in Lebanon and Hamas from doing the same in Gaza.
Gaza's civil defense agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, violating the fragile cease-fire in place since Oct. 10.
"We are continuing to strike terrorism on several fronts," Netanyahu said as he opened a cabinet meeting.
"This weekend, the IDF [Israeli military] struck in Lebanon, and we will continue to do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its threat capability against us," he continued. "This is also what we are doing in the Gaza Strip. Since the cease-fire, Hamas has not stopped violating it, and we are acting accordingly."
Saturday was one of the deadliest days since the U.S.-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect, after two years of war.
The Israeli military claimed an "armed terrorist" had crossed the so-called yellow line — the boundary within the Gaza Strip that Israeli forces have withdrawn behind — and fired at Israeli soldiers.
Netanyahu claimed Sunday that Hamas had made "several attempts" to infiltrate beyond the yellow line to "try to harm our soldiers."
Netanyahu said it was an "absolute lie" that Israel needed outside approval before taking action.
The Israeli military and the Shin Bet domestic security agency claimed that Saturday's strikes on Gaza "eliminated the head of supply and equipment in Hamas's production headquarters."
Alaa Haddadeh "operated to transfer weapons from Hamas's headquarters to battalion and field commanders," a joint statement said.
Israel repeatedly claims civilians killed by its attacks on Gaza are either Hamas members or were present near Hamas infrastructure to falsely justify its attacks.
Israel has recently intensified its strikes in south Lebanon, claiming it is targeting Hezbollah, which it accuses of rearming in violation of the cease-fire that took effect in November 2024. Lebanese authorities, meanwhile, regularly accuse Israel of violating the cease-fire by continuing its strikes and maintaining its occupation of five strategic points in the south. According to the Ministry of Health, more than 330 people have been killed and 945 injured since the cease-fire.
