Jerusalem [Israel], October 21: Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year.
The Israeli military said Monday it had targeted Hezbollah's "terrorist infrastructure" in the Nabatiyeh area, accusing the Iran-backed militia of
reorganizing in the south of the country.
"The presence of the terror infrastructure sites and the activity of the Hezbollah terrorist organization constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," it added.
Under the terms of the ceasefire reached last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from the Lebanese-Israeli border.
However, the Israeli military has conducted almost daily strikes across Lebanon in recent weeks, with both sides accusing each other of breaching the truce.
Lebanon's government has condemned what it called Israel's "systematic policy" of destruction, accusing it of deliberately striking infrastructure vital to reconstruction.
Following heavy Israeli attacks on a cement factory in southern Lebanon last week, President Joseph Aoun said the repeated Israeli attacks are part "of a systematic
policy aimed at destroying productive infrastructure, obstructing economic recovery, and targeting national stability under false security pretexts."
The South Lebanon Water Establishment said last week that Israeli strikes also destroyed its main fuel depot, which disrupted water supply to tens of thousands of residents.
Source: Qatar Tribune
