The Israeli Air Force struck and killed two Hezbollah operatives who crossed the ceasefire line in southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says.
The two operatives were spotted by troops of the 7th Armored Brigade near the Wadi Saluki stream. The IDF says the operatives “crossed the forward defense line and approached the troops in a manner that posed an immediate threat.”
The Israeli Air Force then struck and “eliminated the terrorists to remove the threat,” the military says.
A 10-day ceasefire, announced by US President Donald Trump, took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, largely stopping six weeks of war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that spiraled out of the conflict between the United States and Iran.
Still, the IDF has continued to respond to what it says are violations of the ceasefire.
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