{"id":132944,"date":"2024-12-03T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132944"},"modified":"2024-12-03T20:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T13:06:31","slug":"israel-strikes-and-hezbollah-mortar-fire-strain-lebanon-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132944","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes and Hezbollah mortar fire strain Lebanon ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/56aa\/live\/99c6f210-b0eb-11ef-9dc1-eb698fc68a99.png.webp\" alt=\"Getty Images Israeli soldiers in northern Israel. Photo: 2 December 2024\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Israeli soldiers on patrol in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Deadly Israeli air strikes and a mortar attack by Hezbollah have raised fears that the ceasefire in Lebanon could collapse.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ten people were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday night, the health ministry said, after Israel carried out its biggest wave of air strikes since both sides agreed last week to end 13 months of conflict.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah fighters, launchers and infrastructure and urged Lebanese authorities to prevent what it called the group\u2019s \u201chostile activity\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Hezbollah had earlier fired two mortars at an Israeli army base in a disputed border area, saying they were a warning over what it saw as \u201crepeated violations\u201d by Israel. No casualties were reported.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The US, which along with France brokered the agreement and is monitoring compliance, said that \u201clargely speaking\u201d the ceasefire was holding despite the violence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Under the deal, Hezbollah has been given 60 days to end its armed presence between the Blue Line &#8211; the unofficial border between Lebanon and Israel &#8211; and the Litani river, about 30km (20 miles) to the north.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israeli forces must withdraw from the area over the same period, and Lebanese army troops and UN peacekeepers are due to deploy there.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The conflict began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza the day after its ally Hamas\u2019s deadly attack on southern Israel.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel launched an intense air campaign and ground invasion against the Iran-backed group in late September, saying it wanted to ensure the safe return of 60,000 residents of northern Israel displaced by the rocket attacks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lebanese authorities say more than 3,960 people were killed during the hostilities, many of them civilians, and one million others were displaced from areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israeli authorities say more than 80 Israeli soldiers and 47 civilians were killed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/154a\/live\/f6dde910-b16b-11ef-a2ca-e99d0c9a24e3.png.webp\" alt=\"Image showing the area of southern Lebanon south of the Litani river where Hezbollah forces and the Israeli military must withdraw under a ceasefire agreement\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lebanon\u2019s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in at least 11 areas of southern Lebanon on Monday night.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They included the town of Haris, where the health ministry said six people were killed and two injured.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another four people were killed and one was injured in the town of Tallousseh, according to the ministry.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military said in a statement that it \u201cstruck Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of launchers, and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It also said it hit the Hezbollah launcher in Berghoz that was used to fire two mortars towards the disputed Mount Dov\/Shebaa Farms area in the occupied Golan Heights. The projectiles fell in an open area and nobody was hurt.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cHezbollah\u2019s launches tonight constitute a violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon,\u201d it warned.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThe State of Israel demands that the relevant parties in Lebanon fulfil their responsibilities and prevent Hezbollah&#8217;s hostile activity from within Lebanese territory.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israel\u2018s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said it was \u201cdetermined to continue enforcing the ceasefire and will respond to every Hezbollah violation &#8211; minor and major\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Hezbollah confirmed it carried out the mortar attack, saying it was a \u201cdefensive and warning response\u201d to what it described as \u201crepeated violations by the Israeli enemy of the ceasefire agreement\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It said they included firing on civilians and conducting air strikes, as well breaches of Lebanese airspace by Israeli aircraft.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier on Monday, Lebanese authorities said two people had been killed in Israeli strikes in the south of the country.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The health ministry said one person was killed in Marjaoun, where a motorcycle was reportedly targeted, while Lebanese State Security agency said a drone strike killed one of its personnel who was on duty in Nabatieh.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Lebanese army also said a soldier was wounded when a drone targeted an army bulldozer near the north-eastern town of Hermel, in the Bekaa Valley.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Israeli military said it had \u201coperated in southern Lebanon in response to several acts by Hezbollah in Lebanon that posed a threat to Israeli civilians, in violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe are aware of reports regarding a soldier from the Lebanese military who was injured in one of the strikes and the incident is under investigation,\u201d it added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7ac7\/live\/3a1650a0-b16c-11ef-b7ba-299d961d4316.jpg.webp\" alt=\"AFP Smoke billows from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam during Israeli bombardment on 2 December 2024, as seen from northern Israel (AFP)\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Smoke rose from the Lebanese border town of Khiam following an Israeli strike on Monday<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who helped negotiate the deal, said: &#8220;The aggressive actions carried out by Israeli occupation forces&#8230; represent a flagrant violation of the terms of the ceasefire.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He added that Lebanese authorities had asked the committee formed to monitor enforcement of the ceasefire &#8211; comprising the US, France, Israel, Lebanon and the UN peacekeeping force (Unifl) &#8211; to declare \u201cwhere it stands on ongoing violations&#8230; that have exceeded 54 breaches\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot meanwhile told his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, in a call that there was a need &#8220;for all sides to respect the ceasefire in Lebanon&#8221;, the foreign ministry said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Israeli public broadcaster Kan also reported that US envoy Amos Hochstein had warned Israel over alleged violations.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In a video posted online, Saar said: \u201cWe hear claims that Israel is violating the ceasefire understandings in Lebanon. On the contrary!\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He warned that Israel would take action when armed Hezbollah fighters were identified south of the Litani river or they attempted to move weapons.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cTheir presence south of the Litani river is the most basic violation of the understandings,\u201d he said. \u201cThey must move north immediately.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI want to emphasize &#8211; Israel is committed to the successful implementation of the ceasefire, but we will not accept a return to the situation as it stood [before the conflict].\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">US officials said the ceasefire had been broadly successful, but there was \u201ca lot more work to do.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe\u2019ve gone from dozens of [Israeli] strikes down to one a day maybe two a day,\u201d White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019re going to keep trying and see what we can do to get it down to zero.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c6273139ed4o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Israeli soldiers on patrol in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon Deadly Israeli air strikes and a mortar attack by Hezbollah have raised fears that the ceasefire &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132944\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}