Israeli army claims targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure near Syria-Lebanon border amid cease-fire

By Anadolu staff

The Israeli army claimed on Saturday that it carried out airstrikes targeting a "military infrastructure used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah for transferring weapons" near border crossings between Syria and Lebanon.

In a statement, the Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said the Israeli forces “attacked military infrastructure in Syria near the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, which were actively used by Hezbollah to transport weapons.”

Israel carried out the attack despite the ongoing Israel-Lebanon cease-fire which began Wednesday and ended over 14 months of fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.

Under the cease-fire terms, Israel is to withdraw its forces south of the Blue Line, the de facto border, in a phased manner, while the Lebanese army is tasked with deploying its forces in southern Lebanon within 60 days.

The conflict has taken a heavy toll, with more than 3,960 people killed, over 16,500 injured, and more than 1 million displaced in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi.