This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 July 2024, when a Hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, killing 12 children, to 16 September 2024, one day before the explosion of Hezbollah pagers and walkie talkies.
Major events during this period: 27 July: A Hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, killing 12 children. Unusually, Hezbollah denied being responsible for the strike, saying it was an Israeli Iron Dome projectile which hit the field. It is currently unknown whether the attack was deliberate or a misfire, or what group precisely is responsible for the strike. 30 July: Fuad Shukr was assassinated by Israel, for which Hezbollah vowed revenge. At least three civilians were killed in the airstrike. 31 July: Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by Israel in Iran. Leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah said that the conflict was entering a "new phase" following the assassinations of Shukr and Haniyeh. 17 August: Israel struck a warehouse in Nabatieh, which they claimed was being used as a Hezbollah weapons storage facility, killing 11, including one woman and her two children. The building housed an iron warehouse in an industrial district. The building also housed Syrian refugees on the top floor, three of which died. 25 August: Israel strikes Hezbollah militants, killing 8, and Hezbollah strikes back with rockets fired at Israel, killing one Israeli Navy sailor and injuring two others. Hezbollah framed their response as their the start of their revenge for the assassination of Shukr.
In this period, the US and the international community (including UN agencies such as UNIFIL and OHCHR) continued to urge all sides to de-escalate, with many noting there must be a ceasefire in Gaza before there is a ceasefire in Lebanon.
July 27 July
An Israeli airstrike in Kafr Kila killed four Hezbollah militants. An Israeli Navy Sa'ar 6-class corvette intercepted a Hezbollah drone over Israeli territorial waters believed to be targeting the Karish gas field. Hezbollah claimed that it fired over 100 rockets at four Israeli targets, including the headquarters of the Hermon Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), near Majdal Shams. A rocket attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams killed at least 12 people and injured 34 others, including children. Hezbollah denied responsibility. The IDF intercepted a UAV from Lebanon over Israeli airspace, while a second UAV struck the Yiftah area, causing no casualties. The IDF attacked targets in Jibbain and Labbouneh. It later shelled a launch site in Shebaa where the rocket that reportedly struck Majdal Shams was fired from.
28 July
The IAF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the Beqaa Valley, Shabriha, Burj el-Shemali, Kafr Kila, Rab El Thalathine, Khiam and Tayr Harfa. It later struck Shikhin. Hezbollah fired two rockets at Shtula, striking a home. It also fired rockets toward Manara and claimed to have struck two IDF bases. The foreign ministries of Belgium, France and Norway advised their citizens to leave Lebanon.
29 July
Israeli drone strikes on motorcycles between Shaqra and Meiss Ej Jabal killed two Hezbollah fighters, including a Radwan member, and injured three others. The Australian government advised its citizens in Lebanon to leave and issued warnings against travel to the country.
30 July
The IDF struck ten Hezbollah targets in seven areas in Lebanon, killing one militant. Hezbollah fired ten rockets into Israel, with shrapnel killing a civilian in HaGoshrim and wounding three others. Suspected Israeli airstrikes targeted two Syrian military bases in Tel Jaiba and Tel Umm Khoran, near Daraa. Hezbollah claimed that it attacked Israeli warplanes in Lebanese airspace, forcing them to retreat. Israel said it had carried out a strike in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, who it accused of responsibility for the Majdal Shams attack. Shukr and three civilians were killed, while 74 others were injured. The UK urged its citizens to leave Lebanon.
31 July
Residents in northern Israeli communities were urged to stay away from the border with Lebanon, while gatherings were limited by the Mateh Asher Regional Council. Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas, was assassinated. According to ABC News (Australia), This made war between Israel and Hezbollah now "closer than ever" to bringing "devastation to three countries" (Israel, Iran and Lebanon).
August
1 August
Hezbollah's secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah said that its conflict with Israel entered a new phase following the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Shukr. An Israeli airstrike was reported in Kafr Kila. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) later struck a rocket launcher in Yater while the IDF shelled Rmeish and Ramyeh. An Israeli airstrike on Chamaa killed four Syrians and wounded several Lebanese civilians. Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Matzuva in its first attack since Shukr's assassination, causing no injuries.
2 August
The IAF struck Hezbollah targets in Blida. Several other villages in southern Lebanon were also attacked, with the IDF saying it targeted two militants and launch sites which were used by Hezbollah to fire rockets to northern Israel the previous day. An Israeli drone strike struck a Hezbollah operative who fired rockets to northern Israel. Hezbollah claimed it fired a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli warplane in Lebanese airspace, forcing it to retreat. Hezbollah claimed two artillery attacks and two rocket attacks on IDF positions in northern Israel.
3 August
The IAF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Tayr Harfa, Kafr Kila and Rab El Thalathine. Israeli airstrikes targeted a convoy of trucks in Hawsh el-Sayyed Ali on the border with Syria, injuring one driver. The US Embassy in Lebanon and the Jordanian foreign ministry urged their citizens to leave the country. An Israeli airstrike in Bazourieh killed an important member of Hezbollah's Southern Front. Another airstrike in Deir Siriane killed one Hezbollah fighter. Hezbollah fired around 50 Katyusha rockets at the Upper Galilee, targeting Avivim and Sha'ar Yeshuv.
4 August
Hezbollah fired 30 rockets at Kiryat Shmona and Beit Hillel. Most of them were intercepted and no casualties occurred. The IDF attacked Hezbollah targets in Marjayoun and Odaisseh. Israeli airstrikes struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Zibqin and Hula. An Israeli drone missed its target of a motorcycle in Rab El Thalathine. No injuries were reported.
5 August
The IAF struck a facility used by Hezbollah for storing weapons and other infrastructure sites in Kafr Kila, while the IDF shelled Chebaa and Rachaya Al Foukhar. An Israeli airstrike killed two Hezbollah fighters in Hula. Another strike in Meiss Ej Jabal killed a militant and a paramedic for the Islamic Message Scouts Association. A Hezbollah drone attack near Ayelet HaShahar sparked a fire and injured two Israeli soldiers. The IDF intercepted an aerial target from Lebanon in Israeli airspace and identified a second near Nahariya. A Redwan Force commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Ebba.
6 August
An Israeli airstrike in Mayfadoun killed five Hezbollah fighters. A sixth fighter was killed in another airstrike in Odaisseh. Nineteen people were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on Nahariya, including six soldiers at the Shraga Camp. At least one person was critically injured after an Israeli interceptor missile crashed south of the city. Hezbollah claimed drone attacks on two IDF sites near Acre and a military vehicle. The IAF struck two Hezbollah facilities in southern Lebanon. Later, Israeli warplanes flew low over Beirut, causing sonic booms. Hezbollah fired 30 rockets targeting the Golan Heights and the Galilee.
7 August
The IAF attacked Hezbollah infrastructure in Aitaroun, Halta and Kafr Kila while the IDF attacked and shelled launchers and infrastructure throughout southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in Jwaya killed the commander of Hezbollah's anti-tank rocket unit. The strike also hit a nearby car, killing one civilian and injuring four others. Hezbollah fired ten rockets at Safed, causing no casualties. Two people were injured by an Israeli interceptor missile in the Western Galilee.
8 August
The IAF and drones struck Hezbollah targets in Kafr Kila, Yarine, Rachaf, At Tiri and Hula. Hezbollah announced the death of one fighter. Hezbollah fired 15 missiles into northern Israel. An alleged Israeli airstrike targeting the Shayrat Airbase in Homs, Syria wounded four soldiers.
9 August
The IDF struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, including in Hanaouay and Ayta ash Shab. Several rockets from Lebanon struck open areas in Kiryat Shmona, causing no injuries. An Israeli drone strike in Naqoura killed two Hezbollah members. An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Sidon killed a Hamas security official from Ain al-Hilweh and wounded two civilians. An Israeli civilian died from wounds sustained from shrapnel after an Iron Dome interceptor missile crashed on Highway 4 near Nahariya on 6 August.
10 August
Hezbollah fired ten rockets into the Western Galilee targeting Eilon. No injuries were reported. Hezbollah fired several drones into northern Israel, reaching as far as Maghar, from the border and causing no injuries.
11 August
An Israeli airstrike on a motorcycle in Taybeh killed two Redwan fighters. The IDF increased the amount of surveillance drones in northern Israel to identify Hezbollah launches. A Hezbollah anti-tank missile caused damage in Netu'a. An Israeli airstrike on Derdghaiya, southern Lebanon killed three Syrians. A Hezbollah fighter died from wounds sustained from an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lif. Hezbollah announced the death of three of its fighters. Hezbollah fired around 30 rockets at Kabri, causing no injuries.
12 August
Hezbollah fired rockets at Ramam Ridge, Metula, and Shebaa Farms, causing no casualties. The IAF struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in Wardiyeh and infrastructure in Chihine and Jibbain, while the IDF struck Wadi Hamoul, Ramyeh and Ayta ash Shab. Hezbollah reportedly evacuated its headquarters in Dahieh, Beirut.
13 August
The IAF struck Hezbollah targets in Chihine, Aalma ech Chaab and Ayta ash Shab. The IDF conducted drone strikes against Hezbollah rocket launchers in at-Tiri and Zibqin while tanks struck fighters in Shebaa Farms. An Israeli drone strike in Baraachit killed two Hezbollah fighters of the group's Southern Front. Israeli air defenses intercepted two drones from Lebanon targeting northern Israel. Hezbollah fired 15 rockets at Malkia. An hour later, it fired 25 rockets at Mount Meron. Both barrages caused no injuries. An Israeli strike on Maaroub injured a Lebanese national and 11 Syrians.
14 August
An Israeli drone strike on a car in the town square of Marjayoun killed one person and injured nine others. The IDF said that it killed two Hezbollah members in the town. One person was killed and another was wounded in an Israeli strike in Blida, where the IDF said it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. Hezbollah announced the death of two of its members. An Israeli airstrike in Aabbassiyeh injured 17 people. Hezbollah fired several rockets at Kiryat Shmona in response to the strike in Aabbassiyeh, causing no injuries. It also claimed other attacks on IDF targets in northern Israel.
15 August
Hezbollah fired 20 rockets into northern Israel, injuring a civilian in Shamir.
16 August
The IDF intercepted two drones from Lebanon over the upper Galilee and the Golan Heights. Another drone struck Kela Alon, causing a fire. A rocket crashed into an open area in Netu'a, causing no casualties. The IAF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Maroun al-Ras and Ayta ash Shab.