Israel says Hezbollah rebuilding capabilities in Beit Leef
The Israeli military has accused Hezbollah of violating the terms of a ceasefire by attempting to re-establish itself in southern Lebanon a short distance from Israel’s northern border.
"The Hezbollah terrorist organization has been working to rebuild its capabilities in the village of Beit Leef in southern Lebanon, in a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," Israel’s military said Wednesday in a statement.
The Israeli military said it "identified dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites in the area of the village, including headquarters and weapons storage facilities", some of which were placed "inside civilian homes."
Lebanon says Israel is violating the truce with its strikes, and by maintaining troops in five areas of the country's south.
Under heavy U.S. pressure and fears of expanded Israeli attacks, Lebanon has committed to disarming Hezbollah, but the group has rejected the idea of handing over its weapons.
Earlier Wednesday, Lebanon's health ministry said one person was killed and 11 others wounded in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon's Tiri.
The NNA reported that the man killed worked for the local municipality, and said the strike took place as a university bus carrying students passed by, wounding some on board.
Later in the day, the Israeli army warned residents to evacuate the area around sites in the southern Lebanese towns of Deir Kifa, Shehur, Ainata and Tayr Felsay, before striking them.
On Tuesday, Israel said it struck a Hamas training compound in south Lebanon's Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp.
The Palestinian militant group denied it had military installations in Lebanon's refugee camps and called Israel's claims "lies".
Source: Agence France Presse
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