Bombing of Underground Tunnel Used for Arms Smuggling
Airstrikes Continue Despite Ceasefire Agreement
Israel and Hezbollah Engage in Mutual Accusations
Israel conducted another airstrike on Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon during the ceasefire period scheduled until the 18th of this month.
According to AFP, on the 9th (local time), Israel bombed an underground tunnel used by Hezbollah for arms smuggling in the border area between Lebanon and Syria.
The Israeli military stated that the airstrike was based on precise intelligence and that they attacked several other Hezbollah-related facilities as well.
Lebanese state media NNA also reported that Israel bombed the Lebanon-Syria border, and one of the locations was a checkpoint area.
Israel has not stopped airstrikes against Hezbollah, citing violations of the agreement even after the ceasefire was reached. Hezbollah, in turn, accuses Israel of violating the agreement, leading to mutual blame.
Israel and Hezbollah entered a 60-day temporary ceasefire on November 27 last year, on the condition that both sides withdraw troops from southern Lebanon. The ceasefire was originally set to expire on the 26th, but recently, through U.S. mediation, the withdrawal deadline was extended to the 18th of next month.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a conflict monitoring group, reported that Israel also airstruck a military airport in Sweida Governorate in southern Syria and a weapons depot in Daraa Governorate on the same day. Since December last year, after Syrian rebels failed to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad regime, Israel has continued airstrikes on Syrian military facilities, citing the elimination of remaining threats.
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