Smoke ascends after an explosion in Lebanon, observed from the Israeli side of the border, on Sunday. Shir Torem/Reuters
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem stated on Monday that “a ceasefire does not exist in Lebanon; instead, there is continuing Israeli American assault,” as the Iran-backed group exchanges fire with Israeli troops despite the tenuous ceasefire.
“According to Qassem’s statement, there are no yellow lines or buffer zones, nor will there ever be, asserting that the group ‘will certainly succeed.'”
The remark from the Hezbollah leader follows a new evacuation directive issued by the Israeli military on Monday for four villages in southern Lebanon, citing it is “due to Hezbollah’s breach of the ceasefire agreement.”
On Sunday, at least one person died in Israeli attacks on Arab Salim, in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), which noted that the Israeli military had issued evacuation alerts. According to the ministry of health, NNA reported that three additional individuals were injured, one of whom is a child.
Individually, five individuals sustained injuries from Israeli attacks on the southern area of Srifa in the Tyre District, NNA stated, noting that among them were four paramedics.
The health ministry reported on Sunday that Israeli strikes have resulted in the deaths of 2,679 individuals, with 8,229 more injured.
On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has started targeting Hezbollah facilities in multiple locations throughout southern Lebanon, stating that it was carrying out actions against “armed Hezbollah militants who were operating near the troops.”
Hezbollah has been intensifying its assaults on Israeli troops, reporting 11 attacks on Sunday – the greatest number of counterstrikes since the ceasefire started, based on a tally by Xenix News.
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