Israeli security officers inspect a site in northern Israel on 26 November (photo: PTI) PTI
NATIONAL HERALD INDIA | Published November 29, 2024
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An Israeli fighter jet launched an airstrike in southern Lebanon, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement, claiming the attack aimed to “thwart a threat.”
This is reportedly the first strike of its kind took place on Thursday, 28 November, since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect early Wednesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.
The IDF statement said that “terrorist activities were identified in a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon,” adding, “The IDF troops are deployed in southern Lebanon, operating to prevent any violation of the ceasefire.”
Earlier on Thursday, the IDF confirmed that it conducted a drone strike in southern Lebanon in the morning, describing it as a warning shot.
The IDF said several “suspects,” some with vehicles, entered areas in southern Lebanon, violating the ceasefire agreement.
In response, the military fired a warning shot near a vehicle in the Markaba area, aiming to deter it without causing casualties. However, Lebanese military sources reported that at least two individuals were injured due to the strike.
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SOURCE: www.nationalheraldindia.com
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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | Published November 29, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it had carried out two airstrikes on Hezbollah assets in southern Lebanon, less than two days into a fragile ceasefire with the Iran-backed terror group. It also said troops fired warning shots in a number of cases at suspects who approached border areas that are still off-limits according to the truce.
In the first strike, fighter jets struck a Hezbollah facility used to hold medium-range rockets after identifying activity there, according to the military.
In the second, the IDF said it carried out a strike against two Hezbollah operatives who entered a site in southern Lebanon used to fire dozens of rockets at Israel. The operatives were targeted in a drone strike “to thwart the threat,” the IDF said.
The incident and several others throughout the day violated the ceasefire agreement, the military said.
“The IDF is deployed in southern Lebanon, acting and thwarting any violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the military said in a statement.
The IDF also said it fired warning shots in several areas of southern Lebanon throughout the day to disperse Hezbollah operatives attempting to reach no-go zones near the border. In one case, a drone struck near the suspects as a warning measure.
“The arrival of suspects, some with vehicles, to several areas in southern Lebanon was identified, which constitutes a violation [of the ceasefire],” the IDF said in a statement.
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SOURCE: www.timesofisrael.com
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