Illustrative image. (The Israeli Defense Forces)
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched strikes against targets of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon late on March 16 following an alleged shooting attack near the border.
The escalation began when Hebrew media reported that an empty parked car in the northern border settlement of Avivim was hit by gunfire. The IDF said that the gunfire apparently came from Lebanon. There were no casualties. Still, Israel viewed the incident as a violation of the ceasefire brokered by the United States last November.
“Shooting at Israel from Lebanon is a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF claimed in a statement.
Lebanese media said that incident was merely the result of stray fire from the funeral of a Hezbollah fighter who was killed recently. Nevertheless, Israel rejected this with Defense Minister Israel Katz instructing the IDF to respond.
“The claim that it was an errant bullet from the funeral of a Hezbollah operative held in a nearby village is completely unacceptable,” Katz said.
He added that Israel will “not allow a reality of shooting on the residents of the north for any reason, and we will respond to any violation of the ceasefire.”
Later in the evening, a series of Israeli strikes hit the southern Lebanese towns of Yaroun, Aainata and Kafr Kila leaving at least one dead.
The IDF said that the strikes targeted a command center of Hezbollah’s elite Rudwan Force and other buildings used by the group.
“The presence of these terror infrastructure sites constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF will not allow this kind of activity and will act against it,” the military said, adding that “the IDF will strike armed terrorists in southern Lebanon, and will operate in order to remove any threat to the State of Israel.”
On the afternoon of March 17, an additional Israeli strike hit a vehicle near the town of Yohmor in southern Lebanon. At least one man was killed.
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In a statement released later, the IDF said that it struck a pair of Hezbollah fighters who were carrying out surveillance operations and were directing “terror activity” in the area.
“The IDF just now struck Hezbollah terrorists in the Yohmor area, after they engaged in terror activities against Israel,” Katz said in a statement commenting on the strike.
“Our policy is clear: Zero tolerance toward any violation [of the ceasefire]. We will not allow any violation of the agreement and we will not allow the Hezbollah terror organization to restore its capabilities,” he added, noting that “any terrorist who tries to harm Israeli civilians is a dead man.”
The U.S.-brokered ceasefire supposed to end all clashes on the Israeli-Lebanese border by February 18. However, the IDF continues to operate against Hezbollah under the pretext of neutralizing threats to Israel security. The group, which appears to be exercising strategic patience, has so far refrained from responding.
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real isis is paniciking. it is in panic mode, they don’t know what to do. they are bitches and can’t do shit.
the goats are panicking every time you come around the corner!
another one of those joos wet dreams. they are so retarded, woman can beat them. all of ya saw that scene where kiker kkcks a woman in palestine, a white woman and falls. 😃
i can imagine you having wet dreams about your macedonian tranny goat husband.
those settlers need to get themselves a one way ticket to jew york.
you mean like the cowardly pallostinyans in nyc?
no, jews stand their ground and fight fight fight.
all the while your people live in rubbel and under the earth in tunnels.
where you belong. six feet under.
israel illegally bombing a foreign nation in the name of security . reported “terror activity” is the copy paste hasbara response to extend the genocide . the greater israel project dystopian ideal . establishing new security zones is israeli slang for land grab .
not illegally. usa has approved it.
your goat loving family members in yemmin might not be ok with it though.
wait and see tomorrow what they are saying about tonights maneuvers.
meanwhile the isrealis other army attacks houthies. way to go zionist trump, nothing fucking changes. just more hardened zionist.
yay! israel go!
thanks for the cheering.
now go back into your goat hubby.
get rid of the jews now! the quicker the better for the indigenous people of the middle east (and n b the jews do not belong to the indigenous group of people). time to make the me a better place and the way to go is jews at 6 feet under pushing up dsisies! remember, greed is a jewish trait stronger than any other trait and it causes misery to everone not being jewish!!
get out of the indigenous tranny muslom goat now!