Israeli foreign ministry: Hezbollah infrastructure in south must be dismantled according to 1701

The Israeli foreign ministry said Thursday that Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem's "rejection of the ceasefire" and "rocket interceptions over Kiryat Shmona" tell "the story: Hezbollah continues to attack Israel and destabilize the region."

"The Iranian proxy Hezbollah must be disarmed and its terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon must be dismantled according to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701," the ministry added, in an English-language post on X.

Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire on Thursday despite a Lebanon-Israel ceasefire agreement reached overnight. President Joseph Aoun said the U.S. would announce a date and time for the ceasefire should Hezbollah agree to the terms. The Iran-backed group has publicly rejected the reached agreement, but U.S. sources said Washington "will judge actions not words."