Israel’s military has said it has fired on “suspects” in southern Lebanon who were allegedly violating its ceasefire with Hezbollah.
The Israel Defence Forces said in a statement: “Over the past hour, several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire. The IDF opened fire toward them.
“The IDF remains in southern Lebanon and will actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
It comes after Israel and Hezbollah started a 60-day pause in the conflict on Wednesday morning.
Israel imposed a last-minute curfew, forbidding any Lebanese from crossing into the south of the country.
Israel’s Arab spokesperson warned movement south of the Litani River in Lebanon was “absolutely forbidden”.
“Whoever is north of the Litani River is prohibited from moving south. Whoever is south of the Litani River must remain where he is,” the statement added.
The ceasefire deal, published by Lebanon’s cabinet, marked an area delineated by a red line labelled “New 2024 line” running east-west across the country.
This area – mostly along the Litani River before diverging slightly north and covering the south of the country – must remain free of Hezbollah weapons, according to the deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had the right to attack if Israel believes the terms have been violated, though Lebanese and Hezbollah officials have reportedly claimed otherwise.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance to Israel.
In its first statement since the ceasefire, the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah made no direct mention of it and vowed to continue resistance.
Hezbollah said its fighters “remain fully equipped to deal with the aspirations and assaults of the Israeli enemy”.
It added its forces would monitor Israel’s withdrawal “with their hands on the trigger”.
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