The Israeli military has alleged that Hezbollah fighters have violated the newly extended truce between the two nations.
Lebanese government media stated that several new Israeli attacks occurred in the southern region of the country on Saturday night, following earlier strikes during the day that resulted in six fatalities, even though a recently prolonged truce was in place between Israel and Hezbollah.
The recent strikes came in response to directives from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, instructing the military to “strongly target Hezbollah” following allegations that the group violated the ceasefire.
The Lebanese health ministry previously stated that “Israeli enemy attacks on a truck and a motorcycle in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqeef, located in the Nabatieh region, resulted in the deaths of four individuals.”
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A separate assault “on the town of Safad al-Battikh, located in the Bint Jbeil district,” led to two deaths and 17 people being injured, according to the report.
Israel’s armed forces stated that they “killed” three Hezbollah agents on Saturday, who were operating in “a vehicle filled with arms,” along with a fourth individual on a motorcycle, and two additional armed members of the organization in different locations.
It also mentioned that it detected two projectiles fired from Lebanon, condemning “a clear breach of the ceasefire agreements” by Hezbollah, and later shot down another “questionable airborne object”.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed it struck an Israeli military vehicle in southern Lebanon as a response to the attack on Yohmor al-Shaqeef.
After receiving Netanyahu’s directive to target the group, Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency (NNA) stated that there were two attacks in rapid succession in a town within the Bint Jbeil district, one more in a town in the Tyre district, and additional strikes on two other towns in the Nabatieh district.
The Israeli defense forces stated that they had “targeted Hezbollah’s terrorist facilities utilized for military activities throughout southern Lebanon,” and would “remain determined in confronting dangers.”
Israel states that it retains the right to take military action against immediate threats as outlined in the ceasefire agreement.
A reporter from Agence France-Presse stated that several individuals left the southern suburbs of Beirut — an area known as a base for Hezbollah, which has been heavily bombed throughout the conflict — following Netanyahu’s remarks.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that a 10-day truce in Lebanon, which started on April 17, had been prolonged by three weeks.
Hezbollah, supported by Tehran, brought Lebanon into the Middle East conflict on March 2 by launching rockets at Israel to retaliate for the death of Iran’s top leader Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli attacks.
The NNA stated that Israeli artillery targeted multiple areas in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
It also mentioned a “violent explosion” in Khiam, a key town located on the eastern side of Lebanon’s border with Israel, where the agency had previously stated that the Israeli military has been “systematically” demolishing homes and other structures.
An Associated Press reporter observed a massive plume of smoke rising above the town.
On Saturday, Israel’s military issued another alert to residents, advising them against returning to numerous areas in southern Lebanon that lie within the so-called “yellow line.” This zone marks a strip of Lebanese land approximately 10 kilometers (six miles) wide, stretching along the entire border.
At least 2,496 individuals have lost their lives in Lebanon due to Israeli strikes since March 2, as reported by officials.
On Friday, Hezbollah member Ali Fayad stated that the group retains the right to retaliate against any Israeli aggression, noting that prolonging the truce “is pointless” considering the ongoing “hostile actions.”
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