Israel says he has reached dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center in the south of Lebanon after the rockets were fired from there in Israel for the first time since the November fire cessation agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously said that he had instructed Israel’s Defense forces (IDF) « to act strongly against dozens of horror goals. »
The state media of Lebanon said that a person was killed on Israeli strikes.
The FID said that three rockets were intercepted in the city of Israeli northern Metula on Saturday morning. There were no injuries. Until now, no group has admitted to shoot the rockets, and the Prime Minister of Lebanon warned that their country was dragged into a new war.
The Ceasefire Agreement ended 14 months of fighting with Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group endorsed by Iran.
The Peace Maintenance Force of Lebanon, Unifil, said that it was « alarmed by the possible escalation of violence », which is urging both Israel and Lebanon to « defend its commitments ».
Local reports in Lebanon said that the artillery had fired some locations in the south of the country.
The Lebanese army said he had performed a search operation, discovering « three primitive rockets » he dismantled.
The truce has been fragile: Israel has carried out almost daily air attacks on what hezbollah’s goals described, and said that the attacks would continue to prevent the group from being reversed.
In addition, the Israeli army continues to occupy five locations in southern Lebanon, in which the Lebanese government says it is a violation of the country’s sovereignty and a breach of the fire cessation agreement, which required the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Israel says that the Lebanese military has not yet completely deployed in these areas and that it must remain at these points to ensure the safety of their border communities.
The Saturday’s rocket attack on Israel will make even greater pressure on the Lebanese government and will probably be used as Israel’s proof that the Lebanese army has no complete control of border areas.
Despite the constant attacks of Israel, Hezbollah did not respond. The group faces the huge challenge of providing financial help to their communities affected by the war and the pressure of their opponents to disarm.
The President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who came to power in January, said that only the state should have weapons in the country, in which it is seen as a reference to the arsenal of Hezbollah. Lebanon international partners say they will only help the country if the government acts to stop the power of Hezbollah.
Hezbollah launched his campaign the day after Hamas’ attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, saying that he acted in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The long -term conflict was climbed and led to an intense Israeli aerial campaign throughout Lebanon, the murder of Hezbollah’s major leaders and a land invasion of South Lebanon.
The offensive killed about 4,000 people in Lebanon, including many civilians, and resulted in more than 1.2 million residents.
The declared objective of Israel in his war against Hezbollah was to allow the return of about 60,000 residents who had been displaced from the northern communities of the country due to the attacks of the group and eliminate it from the areas of the border.
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