Lebanon’s Hezbollah has reported it struck back against alleged Israeli ceasefire violations for the first time since the fragile truce took hold last week, the militant group stated on Monday. Hours later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced airstrikes on dozens of missile launchers and infrastructure in Lebanon.
Israel has conducted daily attacks on Lebanon, starting the day after the ceasefire agreement between the Jewish state and Hezbollah came into force last Wednesday.Hezbollah launched a “preliminary defensive response” to the attacks, targeting an Israeli-held site in the Golan Heights, the group said in a statement cited by Beirut-based TV channel Al Mayadeen on Monday. The IDF reported that the Lebanese military group fired two mortar shells toward Har Dov. Under international law, the site is considered Syrian territory, currently occupied by Israel.
The IDF also struck “dozens of launchers and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon,” including the…
