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IDF ordered to halt combat in Lebanon following ceasefire

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Israeli military (IDF) has been ordered by its political leadership to cease combat operations in southern Lebanon.
  • An IDF spokesperson stated that operations are defensive and within a security zone, with the right to respond if Hezbollah violates the ceasefire.
  • The order follows a ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S., though both sides have accused each other of violations.

The Israeli military (IDF) has received orders from its political leadership to halt combat operations in southern Lebanon, according to an IDF spokesperson. The military is reportedly conducting only defensive operations within a designated security zone.

IDF does not conduct proactive attacks, but operates only defensively within the security zone.

— IDF spokespersonDescribing the nature of current military operations in southern Lebanon.

"These defensive activities include the right to respond if Hezbollah does not adhere to the ceasefire and continues to attack our forces and our civilians," the spokesperson stated. Current operations are focused in the Tebnit area, targeting what the IDF describes as "terrorist infrastructure," including extensive underground facilities posing a direct threat to Israeli forces and civilians.

These defensive activities include the right to respond if Hezbollah does not adhere to the ceasefire and continues to attack our forces and our civilians.

— IDF spokespersonExplaining the conditions under which the IDF would retaliate against Hezbollah.

This directive comes after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Friday, following a surge in fighting. Despite the agreement, both nations accused each other of violating the truce on Saturday, with at least 16 people reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.

This includes extensive underground infrastructure that is a direct threat to Israeli forces and civilians.

— IDF spokespersonDetailing the nature of the targets in the Tebnit area.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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