Israeli Military: Hezbollah Drone Strikes Engineering Excavator in Ceasefire Violation

The Israeli military announced that overnight, local time today (the 29th), an unmanned engineering vehicle was hit by a Hezbollah suicide drone in the Al-Ali al-Taher ridge area within the Israeli military buffer zone near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military stated, "There were no casualties from this attack targeting the armored excavator," and condemned it, calling it "a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon by the terrorist organization Hezbollah."

If the Israeli military's claims are correct, this marks the first reported attack since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon took effect late last month.

Israel is currently discussing response measures against Hezbollah's ceasefire violation.

The Israeli military estimates that a large-scale Hezbollah underground complex exists beneath the Al-Taher ridge, where dozens of armed operatives are believed to be hiding.

However, under the current ceasefire agreement, the Israeli military has not yet taken control of the underground tunnels beneath the ridge.

The Israeli military emphasized, "Our forces are continuing operations around the ridge, and we will never tolerate terrorists in this area advancing or launching terrorist attacks against the Israeli military."

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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