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“Hezbollah is taking part in with fireplace, and the president of Lebanon is dragging his ft,” Defence Minister Israel Katz mentioned in an announcement. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group, Israel maintains troops in 5 areas in southern Lebanon and has saved up common strikes.
“Hezbollah is playing with fire, and the president of Lebanon is dragging his feet,” Defence Minister Israel Katz mentioned in an announcement.
“The Lebanese government’s commitment to disarm Hezbollah and remove it from southern Lebanon must be implemented. Maximum enforcement will continue and even intensify — we will not allow any threat to the residents of the north.”
Thousands of Israelis dwelling close to the northern border with Lebanon have been pressured to evacuate their houses for months after Hezbollah started firing rockets into Israel following the outbreak of the struggle in Gaza in October 2023.
That set off a greater than year-long battle that culminated in two months of open struggle earlier than final 12 months’s ceasefire was agreed.
The Iran-backed militant group, which opposes Israel, has been badly weakened by the struggle however stays armed and financially resilient.
In September 2024, Israel killed the group’s longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah, together with many different senior leaders over the course of the struggle.
Since the ceasefire, the United States has elevated stress on Lebanese authorities to disarm the group, a plan opposed by Hezbollah and its allies.
Ceasefire violation by Israel
Israel by no means stopped finishing up air strikes on Lebanon despite the truce — normally saying it’s focusing on Hezbollah positions — and has stepped up the assaults in current days.
On Thursday, Israeli floor troops carried out a lethal raid into southern Lebanon, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to order the military to confront such incursions.
Mr. Aoun had known as for talks with Israel in mid-October, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped dealer a ceasefire in Gaza.
But Mr. Aoun later accused Israel of responding to his provide by intensifying its air strikes, the newest of which killed 4 folks in Nabatiyeh district on Saturday (November 1), in line with the Lebanese well being ministry.
The official Lebanese National News Agency reported that the Israeli military hit a automobile “with a guided missile”.
The Israeli army confirmed the strike, saying it killed a member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in southern Lebanon.
“The terrorist was involved in transferring weapons and in efforts to reestablish Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the army mentioned, including three different members of the group have been additionally killed.
“The terrorists’ activities constituted a threat to the State of Israel and its civilians, and a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”
Published – November 02, 2025 03:49 pm IST
