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The Lebanese army and Hezbollah accuse Israel of violating the ceasefire several times

November 28, 2024

 


The Israeli army opened fire on November 28 in southern Lebanon, on the second day of a truce with Hezbollah, after it considered that the agreement had been violated, as it detected the arrival of “suspects” in that area. According to the agreement, the Shiite group must withdraw from the border area and the Lebanese military must be deployed in its place. Hours later, the Lebanese army accused the troops of the Jewish-majority state of violating the truce on several occasions. Previously, Hezbollah targeted Israel for shooting civilians in the south of the country.

The gist:

  • The Lebanese army, which has stayed out of the clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, accused Benjamin Netanyahu's troops of violating the ceasefire on several occasions.
  • The Israeli army fired on at least six areas in southern Lebanon, considering that the ceasefire was violated, because it detected "suspicious" people in that area from where Hezbollah must withdraw.
  • Hezbollah accuses Israel of firing on civilians returning to their homes in the south of the country, for which it also accuses its counterpart of violating the truce.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu's military said it attacked a Hezbollah weapons storage in southern Lebanese territory.
  • The speaker of the Lebanese Parliament sets January 9 for the election of the president of the republic.
  • Israel prohibits the Lebanese from traveling in 10 localities in the south of the country after the ceasefire.

Below is the most relevant information from November 28 in the escalation of the Middle East conflict:

Netanyahu orders his army to prepare for intense war in Lebanon if the ceasefire is violated

This was stressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview on Thursday with the local media, 'Channel 14'.

"We will take advantage of the ceasefire; I did not say the end of the war. In case the scheme is violated, we will go to a full-scale war," declared the premier in a fragment of the interview that the media released on its social networks, which will be broadcast in full in the next few hours.


Lebanese Army denounces Israel's violation of ceasefire agreement

According to the Lebanese Army, which has remained on the sidelines of the clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, troops from the country led by Benjamin Netanyahu violated the ceasefire several times on Wednesday and Thursday, November 28.

Lebanese parliament to seek president in January after ceasefire

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri, announced that a parliamentary session to elect a president of the Lebanese Republic will be held on January 9.

Berri, a leading Shiite figure and staunch ally of Hezbollah, has held the post for 30 years and has been one of the main mediators between Israel and the Lebanese group, and could increase his influence, despite the accusations of corruption against him.

Lebanese army moves south in response to ceasefire agreement

The peacekeeping mission stipulates that the Lebanese armed forces and UNIFIL must deploy south of the Litani River, an area that must be evacuated by Hezbollah and Israeli forces.

The Spanish government has assured that it will apply an arrest warrant against Netanyahu if he sets foot in the country

The measure announced by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, responds to the mandate of the Spanish State with the signing of the Rome Statute: "We are going to comply with all obligations," the minister assured Congress.

At the same time, the minister announced an additional contribution of 1.6 million euros for the International Criminal Court, which will have contributed more than eight million euros since last year.

For this reason, he assured that Spain is "among the ten largest contributors."

Some Lebanese hospitals appear set to resume operations quickly after ceasefire, WHO says

There is optimism within the organisation that some of Lebanon's health centres closed for more than a year due to the conflict will reopen, a World Health Organisation official said.

Is the truce between Israel and Hezbollah in limbo?

Although the official agreement for a 60-day truce remains in place, the two sides accused each other on Thursday of violating the ceasefire.

Israeli tanks fired on at least six areas in southern Lebanon on November 28.

The army justified its actions by considering that the agreement was violated, because it detected "suspicious" people, some in vehicles, in several areas of southern Lebanese territory.

According to the agreement reached between the parties on November 26, Hezbollah must withdraw from southern Lebanon, bordering northern Israel. And, instead, the Lebanese Army must be deployed in the area. On Wednesday, the Lebanese military institution indicated that it has already begun to strengthen its positions there together with the UN peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL).

For now, Hezbollah has not indicated that the truce has been broken. But it also accuses its counterpart of violating it, accusing Israel of firing on civilians returning to their villages along Lebanon's southern border with the neighbouring country.

Since the start of the ceasefire, both sides in the conflict have warned they would respond if attacked.