ARCHIVE - Smoke billows after Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa
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The Israeli air force says it has once again attacked pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia positions in southern Lebanon. Among other things, a training ground of the Hezbollah elite unit Radwan was attacked, the army announced at night. The site had been used to plan and carry out terrorist attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. Military facilities and a Hezbollah rocket launching pad were also attacked. There was initially no information about possible casualties.
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"The targets attacked and the military exercises in preparation for activities against the State of Israel constitute a violation of the agreements between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel," the army statement said. Israel and the Hezbollah militia agreed on a ceasefire in November 2024 after more than a year of mutual shelling. Since then, both sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating the agreement.
Part of the ceasefire deal is the disarmament of Hezbollah - a politically sensitive process in Lebanon that has been pursued unsuccessfully for decades. Officially, Israel and its northern neighbor are in a state of war. Lebanon's president has recently expressed openness to new negotiations with Israel.