Jerusalem, December 2 (IANS). The Israeli military acknowledged that it had carried out several attacks in Lebanon in the past two days. However, he claimed that these attacks were actually carried out as part of efforts to stop violations of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
The army said in a statement that it targeted a church that was being used by Hezbollah militants. It said the militants had reportedly fired at Israeli soldiers from the church. News agency Xinhua gave this information quoting Israeli news outlet Ynet.
These alleged militants have been identified by the Israeli side as members of Hezbollah’s Khiyam ground defense, anti-tank missile and artillery units.
“Over the past day, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) conducted operations in several locations in Lebanon to eliminate threats that violate the ceasefire agreement,” the statement said. The IDF remains in Lebanon and continues to support the State of Israel. Working against any threat.”
Earlier on Sunday, French diplomats warned that Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon in at least 52 separate incidents. France warned that such violations risked damaging the fragile agreement.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect in Lebanon at 4 am local time (02:00 GMT/7:30 am IST) on November 27. With this, the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that had been going on for almost 13 months came to an end.
Earlier on November 26, US President Joe Biden said that after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, the Lebanese army will once again occupy its territory. “Over the next 60 days, Israel will gradually withdraw its remaining forces – civilians on both sides will soon be able to safely return to their communities and begin rebuilding their homes,” he said.
Joe Biden also supported stopping the fighting in Gaza in his speech. He said, “Just as the people of Lebanon deserve a future of security and prosperity, so do the people of Gaza. They too deserve an end to the fighting and displacement.”
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