The Israel Defense Forces opened fire on “suspects” in southern Lebanon on Thursday for allegedly violating the terms of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.
IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichai Adlai told ” he wrote.
Israeli and Lebanese forces have told displaced Lebanese not to return to their displaced villages in southern Lebanon (where Israeli forces are still present after the ground invasion in early October) until the army withdraws. I warned you. The deal, brokered by the United States and France and approved by Israel late Tuesday, calls for an initial two-month cessation of fighting and requires Hezbollah to end its military presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli forces close the border. They are demanding to return to their home country. .
“IDF forces opened fire on them,” Adlai said. “Israel Defense Forces deployed in southern Lebanon are cracking down on violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
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The Israel Defense Forces opened fire on “suspects” in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)
He also I posted a map on X This is an area along the Israel-Lebanon border that Lebanese should avoid for the time being.
“The IDF has no intention of targeting you, so at this stage you are prohibited from returning to your homes south of this line until further notice,” Adley added. “Anyone who moves south of this line is at risk.”
On Thursday morning, Israeli tanks attacked six areas in the region, injuring two people. Reuters reported. The report cited Lebanese state media and security sources.
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah is in its second day, with the Lebanese terror group saying its fighters “remain fully equipped to counter the ambitions and attacks of Israel's enemies” and that Israeli Defense Forces troops are He said he would “monitor the withdrawal with all our might.” “It was a trigger,'' Reuters reported.
The conflict in Lebanon began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, followed by Iran-backed Hezbollah launching attacks into northern Israel. Since the back-and-forth battle began, Israel has killed many Hezbollah leaders, as well as Hezbollah leaders. It is degrading Lebanon's infrastructure.
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An Israeli soldier stands near a military vehicle in position near a road near the Israeli-Lebanese border on Thursday, Nov. 28, the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov TPX Picture of the Day)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ending the conflict with Hezbollah would isolate Hamas in the Gaza Strip and pave the way for Israeli forces to retrieve hostages remaining there.
Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war returned home Wednesday in cars laden with personal belongings as a ceasefire began to take hold, according to the Associated Press.
“It's been an unpleasant and ugly 60 days,” Mohamed Kafalani, who fled the Lebanese village of Bidias, told The Associated Press. “We have reached a point where there is no place to hide.”
Fatima Hanifa, who lives near Beirut, added: “I don't care about the rubble and the destruction. I lost my livelihood and property, but it's okay, everything will come back.”
The atmosphere has reportedly subsided in Israel, with displaced Israelis concerned that Hezbollah has not been defeated and that there is no progress toward the return of hostages held in Gaza. Ta.
People walk over the rubble of damaged buildings as a man cuts steel on the southern outskirts of Beirut on the second day of a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
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“Hezbollah is still close to us, so I don't think it's safe to go back home yet,” said Eliyahu, who has been evacuated from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, which has been hard hit by months of fighting.・Mr. Maman told the Associated Press.
Fox News' Danielle Wallace, Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
