Israeli army accuses Hezbollah of operating south of Litani

The Israeli army has accused Hezbollah of seeking to rebuild its combat abilities in south Lebanon.

Military spokesman Nadav Shoshani also accused Hezbollah of operating south of the Litani River in violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Shoshani told a news briefing that Hezbollah was also trying to smuggle in weapons from Syria and via other routes to Lebanon. "We are working to prevent that from happening and to block the ground routes from Syria into Lebanon to a high level of success, but they still pose a threat to us," Shoshani said.

"We are committed to the agreement but it must be held. We will not return to the reality of October 7 (2023) with a threat of thousands of terrorists on our border within walking distance of our civilians," he added.