Hezbollah Launches Record 600 Projectiles in 24 Hours, Rejects Truce Talks

Hezbollah fired approximately 600 rockets, drones, and mortar rounds over 24 hours—double the prior peak of roughly 300 during the 2023–2024 conflict and six times the current war's daily average of around 100, according to IDF sources. More than half targeted Israeli forces holding positions in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah claimed up to 87 named attack operations in a single day, a record in its history. In Nahariya, Uri Peretz, 43, was killed by shrapnel after failing to reach a reinforced area in time, and at least 14 others were wounded by rocket strikes that also ignited vehicle fires and damaged gas infrastructure. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem declared that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to 'forced surrender,' ruling out truce talks even as Lebanon's president called for unprecedented direct negotiations with Israel. The escalation occurred amid a possible end to the broader Israel-Iran war, with analysts noting the spike may be an attempt to coerce Israel and the U.S. into a ceasefire on all fronts or force an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon before any deal is finalized.