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ARCHIVE - Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon. Photo: Ariel Schalit/AP/dpa/Archive picture
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Despite the ceasefire between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia and Israel in Lebanon, Israel's army has reportedly attacked people there. They had entered Israeli-controlled territory and posed an immediate threat to Israeli soldiers, the military announced in the evening. In doing so, they had violated the ceasefire agreement.
Lebanese security sources also reported that two Lebanese men had approached an area in the south of the country in a suspicious manner, which civilians are currently not allowed to enter.
A ten-day ceasefire in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel came into force on Friday night. Since then, however, there have been repeated incidents in Lebanon.
In a statement, the Israeli military added that there had also been two similar incidents on Monday. "In all these cases, the Israeli Air Force attacked the terrorists in order to eliminate the threat." It was not initially reported whether there were any casualties or even deaths.
Israel's army also announced that Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, had fired several rockets at Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon in the evening. The Israeli military then attacked the launching pad. There was also a rocket alert in northern Israel in the evening - according to the Israeli army, this was probably triggered by a drone launched by Israel from Lebanon. The drone did not enter Israel. The army spoke of violations of the ceasefire.
Meanwhile, Lebanese security sources continued to report that Israel's army had fired two rockets at an area in the south of the country. Israeli artillery was also fired at another location in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military did not initially comment on either incident when asked.
The current ceasefire agreement states that Israel should refrain from "offensive" operations against targets in Lebanon. However, the country is allowed to defend itself against planned, imminent or ongoing attacks.
Israeli soldiers are still stationed in southern Lebanon. According to Israel, it has set up a so-called security zone there to protect northern Israeli towns from Hezbollah attacks. The Lebanese leadership, on the other hand, speaks of an occupation of its territory.