Israel and Lebanon They have accused each other of violate the truce which came into effect in the early hours of Wednesday. The Israeli Army reported this Thursday morning that several “suspicious” subjects They arrived in the southern areas of Lebanon aboard vehicles, something that the Jewish State considered a violation of the agreement. In the afternoon, the Lebanese Army accused Israel of having violated the ceasefire on “several occasions” by carrying out “air raids and attacks”.
“During the last hour, several suspects were identified as arriving in vehicles in several areas of southern Lebanon, violating the conditions of the ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces they opened fire on them“, the army said in a statement. At least two people were injured, according to information published by the Lebanese National News Agency, after attacks by Israeli forces in the city of Merkaba.
These accusations have occurred after Israel released the ten towns in southern Lebanon that make up the area to which Lebanese are prohibited from traveling. These are: Shebaa, Al-Habbariyeh, Marjayoun, Arnoun, Yahmar, Al-Qantara, Shaqra, Bara’shit, Yater and Al-Mansouri, according to the Arabic spokesman for the Israeli Army, Avichay Adraee.
The Lebanese Army has also accused Israel this Thursday of violating the ceasefire. “On November 27 and 28, 2024, after the announcement of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli enemy violated the agreement on several occasionsthrough air raids and attacks with various weapons against Lebanese territory,” the Lebanese Armed Forces denounced in a brief statement. It also added that “the Army Command is monitoring these violations in coordination with the relevant authorities,” without providing more details.
Various incidents
Since the entry into force of the ceasefire agreement, several incidents have been recorded in Lebanese territory that have raised alarm bells among fears of a possible breakdown of the truce. On the first day of the truce, at least two journalists from international media were shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers in the town of Jiam, in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops are still present within the framework of the invasion that began at the beginning of October.
Likewise, the Israeli Army claimed to have four alleged combatants arrested of the Shia group Hezbollah that day, which they supposedly entered the “restricted zone” in southern Lebanon still operated by Israeli troops. The Israel Defense Forces also stated that they would take “strong measures against any violation” of the pact.
Since the first hours after the cessation of hostilities came into effect in the early hours of Wednesday, the roads leading to the south and east of Lebanon they were filled with traffic jamsgiven the large number of families who headed back to the hardest hit regions. In total, there are 1.2 million displaced due to the conflict, which began a year ago and intensified on September 23.
Furthermore, on this first day of truce, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuand the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, have given orders to the Army not allow return yet to the south of the country of the population forcibly displaced during these last two months after the start of the Israeli ground incursion.
The American ceasefire proposal includes three stages: a truce followed by the withdrawal of the forces of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the north of the Litani River; a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon within 60 days and, finally, negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on the demarcation of their border, which is currently a boundary set by the UN after the 2006 war .