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Thursday, December 12, 2024
IDF says it struck Hezbollah operatives spotted violating ceasefire in southern Lebanon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it carried out a drone strike earlier today against a group of Hezbollah operatives who were spotted in southern Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
According to the military, the operatives posed a threat to Israeli civilians.
“The IDF continues to be committed to the understandings regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon,” the IDF says, adding that it continues to be deployed to southern Lebanon and is operating to “remove any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.”