IDF launches attack on three ‘suspects’ in Lebanese territory near border

MADRID Jan 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike this Saturday afternoon against three “suspects” in the Shebaa area, a Lebanese territory close to the Israeli border, without further information being released in this regard.

“Observations identified this afternoon three suspects in the area of ​​Mount Dov who were moving in the territory of Lebanon, near the country’s border. An Air Force plane attacked the three suspects,” the Israeli Army reported in a publication shared on his official account on the social network X.

Without revealing more details about the people attacked, Israeli troops have reiterated their commitment to “understanding between Israel and Lebanon” and have assured that their Army has troops deployed in the south of the neighboring country, where “they will work to eliminate any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens”.

Israel and Hezbollah reached an agreement in November for a ceasefire that stipulates that both the Islamist group and Israeli troops must leave southern Lebanon in favor of the country’s regular Army, which must take positions in the area to guarantee security. from northern Israel.

However, both Hezbollah and Israeli authorities have since accused each other of violating the ceasefire. The Israeli Army, in fact, has reported several operations against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon in recent months.