The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted strikes in Hermel and Jurd Al-Bodai in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on December 18, 2025, according to initial reports shared on X during the three-hour period from 5:45:59 a.m. to 8:45:59 a.m. UTC. The reports emerged from a post by user @no_itsmyturn on X, citing initial information on the IAF activity in the specified locations within the Bekaa Valley, a region associated with Hezbollah presence. These strikes follow announcements by the Lebanese Armed Forces on December 17 of readiness to begin disarming Hezbollah between the Litani and Awali rivers, as reported in prior updates from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), with Hezbollah expected to resist disarmament north of the Litani River.
