Israel and Hezbollah both claim ceasefire violations

Nov 29

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Barely three days into a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, both sides are claiming violations. On Thursday, Nov. 28, Israel carried out its first air strike since the agreement was reached, saying it targeted a rocket storage facility in southern Lebanon that breached the ceasefire deal.

Yesterday, Hezbollah had a precision-guided missile manufacturing site—today, they don’t.

Hezbollah’s largest precision-guided missiles manufacturing site, 1.4km wide and 70m underground, was struck and dismantled by IAF fighter jets yesterday.

Precision-guided missiles and… pic.twitter.com/Tct7DiXwfq
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 27, 2024

Lebanese authorities also said two people, who were trying to return to southern Lebanon, were shot and wounded by Israeli forces. Lebanon’s health ministry said they were civilians, but the IDF claimed they were suspected of violating terms of the truce.

The agreement, brokered by the United States and France, includes an initial two-month ceasefire during which Hezbollah militants will withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border.

Tags: Gaza, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Palestine

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BARELY THREE DAYS INTO A 60-DAY CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE IRAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON — AND BOTH SIDES ARE CLAIMING VIOLATIONS.

ON THURSDAY, ISRAEL CARRYING OUT ITS FIRST AIR STRIKE SINCE THE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED — SAYING IT TARGETED A ROCKET STORAGE FACILITY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON THAT BREACHED THE CEASE-FIRE DEAL.

LEBANESE AUTHORITIES ALSO SAY TWO PEOPLE, WHO WERE TRYING TO RETURN TO SOUTHERN LEBANON, WERE SHOT AND WOUNDED BY ISRAELI FORCES.

LEBANON’S HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS THEY WERE CIVILIANS BUT THE I-D-F CLAIMS THEY WERE SUSPECTED OF VIOLATING TERMS OF THE TRUCE.

THE AGREEMENT — BROKERED BY THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE — INCLUDES AN INITIAL TWO-MONTH CEASEFIRE… DURING WHICH HEZBOLLAH MILITANTS WILL WITHDRAW NORTH OF THE LITANI RIVER AND ISRAELI FORCES ARE TO RETURN TO THEIR SIDE OF THE BORDER.