Israel has carried out an air strike against southern Lebanon.
"A short while ago, terrorist activity was detected at a Hezbollah facility housing medium-range rockets in southern Lebanon. The threat was neutralized through a raid with fighter jets", writes the Israeli military's spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Thursday afternoon on X.
Adraee announces that the Israeli military remains in southern Lebanon to "counter all breaches of the ceasefire agreement".
Accusing each other
Earlier on Thursday, more than 24 hours into the ceasefire, Israel claimed that suspected individuals had moved in southern Lebanon "in a way that constitutes a breach" of the agreement. Israeli forces have therefore opened fire, it was stated.
Hezbollah responded that it is rather Israel that is violating the terms – precisely by shooting at Lebanese citizens near the village of Markaba, according to media reports in both countries.
Israel is to gradually withdraw its forces southward during a transition period, while Hezbollah is to move its fighters northward, north of the Litani River. Lebanese civilians are currently being warned by the Israeli military not to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon.
Many want to go home
"Anyone who crosses this line southward is putting themselves in danger", writes the Israeli spokesperson Adraee on social media, alongside a map with a blue line through southern Lebanon. In a post on X, he also lists ten areas where it is still "forbidden" to return.
Prior to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah taking effect on Wednesday night, Swedish time, it was estimated that at least 900,000 Lebanese had fled their homes.
Many of them are eager to return, and there have been reports of intense car traffic heading south in the country.
