Israeli military aircraft attack a suspected Hezbollah arms smuggling site near the Lebanese-Syrian border. According to officialsalleges that Lebanese armed groups have violated the ceasefire agreement.
The Israeli Air Force said the fighter jet attack occurred early Saturday morning following confirmation of a cross-border transfer of weapons from Syria to Lebanon. They said the activities in the area were a threat to Israel and a violation of the ceasefire that came into effect earlier this week.
The attack came shortly after Syrian rebels made significant advances against President Bashar al-Assad, breaching the city of Aleppo in a surprise attack and further endangering regional stability.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was brokered by the United States and France. This temporarily halted consistent fighting between the two sides that has been going on for more than a year since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
A condition of the cessation of fighting was that Hezbollah would retreat further north, while the Israeli military would gradually withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon. Lebanese security forces and the Lebanese Army were responsible for patrolling southern Lebanon areas.
However, the ceasefire still allows Israeli forces to act in the event of a direct threat.
Three people, including a 7-year-old boy, injured in Israeli army 'attack' on vehicle in Lebanon's Majdal Zone village Lebanese state news agency reported Saturday.
Hezbollah entered the conflict with Israel in support of Hamas last year after Palestinian militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 Israelis and taking about 250 hostages. .
Correspondingly, more than 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations in Gaza, according to local health officials. The tally does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated in recent months, with Israeli forces killing many of the Lebanese militant group's leaders, including leader Hassan Nasrallah, and launching a ground invasion in October.
More than 3,700 people have been killed in the fighting, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
