IAF strikes terrorists in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024 20:51

Updated: NOVEMBER 28, 2024 20:57

Liat Cohen-Raviv, 50, who was evacuated from Metula after it became the site of heavy rocket barrages from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, looks out from the balcony of a house in Metula, northern Israel, November 18, 2024. (photo credit: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS) — Liat Cohen-Raviv, 50, who was evacuated from Metula after it became the site of heavy rocket barrages from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, looks out from the balcony of a house in Metula, northern Israel, November 18, 2024.

(photo credit: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS)

IDF troops saw the two terrorists arriving at a known terror base, which had acted as a launch point for dozens of rockets toward Israel.

The Israeli air force used precision strikes to fire at terrorists in southern Lebanon on Thursday after IDF troops identified two terrorists arriving at a known terror base, which had acted as a launch point for dozens of rockets toward Israel, the IDF said in a statement Thursday evening.

As a result, the IDF has remained in southern Lebanon and reportedly also conducted two strikes in Sidon.

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect Wednesday morning.

Results of eliminating senior echelon

“This agreement is the result of months of fighting, particularly the last three months. Many achievements have been made in Lebanon—intense work, determined efforts, eliminating the entire senior echelon and all the commanders. We must remember this. Think back: from Jawad Al-Tawil at the beginning of January and onward—all the targeted eliminations, all the strikes, the entire chain of command," IDF Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said Thursday.

Halevi noted that the IDF is moving toward a new phase in the war with Lebanon.

An Israeli soldier gestures from an Israeli military vehicle, after a ceasefire was agreed to by Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, near Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, November 27, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

"We know precisely that Hezbollah reached this agreement from a position of necessity and weakness. With the same power we used to secure the agreement, we will now enforce it—no less so. Any deviation from this agreement will be enforced with fire. The Northern Command knows this. I'll also speak shortly about the role of the Israeli Air Force. We will enforce this strongly and decisively. This is important because of the tremendous effort we made to reach this point," Halevi continued.

"But more than that—the residents of the north are watching now, and they want to see us resolutely enforce this so they can return to their homes. This is our duty to them, and our duty to ourselves. But first and foremost, it is our duty to the residents of the north. Therefore, we will proceed with unwavering determination in enforcement.”