Israel military says it's striking Hezbollah targets in east Lebanon
JERUSALEM - Israel's military said it was striking targets belonging to Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in eastern Lebanon on July 15, the latest attack despite a
ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group .
'Moments ago, Israeli Air Force fighter jets... began numerous strikes toward Hezbollah terror targets in the area of Beqaa, Lebanon,' it said in a statement.
'The military compounds that were struck were used by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation for training and exercising terrorists to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against (Israeli) troops and the State of Israel,' it added.
The statement said an Israeli military operation in September 2024 had 'eliminated' Radwan force commanders in Beirut and southern Lebanon, but that 'since then the unit has been operating to reestablish its capabilities'.
'The storage of weapons and the activities of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation at these sites constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and constitute a future threat to the State of Israel,' it added.
Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite a November ceasefire that sought to end over a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, including two months of all-out war that left the group severely weakened.
Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back north of the Litani river, about 30km from the Israeli border, leaving the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers as the only armed parties in the region.
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