Hezbollah launched rockets and drones carrying explosives at Israeli troops in Southern Lebanon Saturday as the warring sides continued to trade blows despite still under a cease-fire.
One of the missiles was intercepted and the rest exploded near soldiers but no injuries were reported, according to The Times of Israel.
With the tenuous cease-fire wavering, President Trump called for a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
Israel and Lebanon traded blows Saturday. X/idfonline
Israeli airstrikes reportedly killed seven in Lebanon after the Israel Defense Forces claimed they targeted over 50 Hezbollah sites across Lebanon.
“The terrorist organization Hezbollah is once again violating the ceasefire understandings. The IDF continues to operate against threats to the citizens of the State of Israel and IDF forces, in accordance with the directives of the political echelon,” the IDF posted on X.
Attacks between the Iran-backed Shia terrorist group and Israel have been ongoing since President Trump announced a cease-fire on April 16.
Israeli officials have restricted gatherings in areas in the country’s north to no greater than 1,500 people, and Netanyahu has cancelled the annual Lag B’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron due to ongoing security concerns.
The strikes come amid a fragile cease-fire. AFP via Getty Images
Israeli and Lebanese officials have been engaged in ongoing diplomatic talks in Washington — the first direct talks between officials from each country since 1993.
Israel resumed hostilities against Hezbollah after the terrorist group fired missiles into the Jewish state when the war against Iran broke out in February, obliterating their 2024 cease-fire.
The IDF has since established a military buffer zone over much of Lebanese territory south of the Litani River, roughly corresponding to the area Israeli troops were stationed in from 1986 to 2000.
The two Middle Eastern nations have been in a formal state of war since 1948, with the US pushing for a meeting between Netanyahu and Aoun at the White House.
“Lebanon stands at a crossroads. … A direct meeting between President Aoun and Prime Minister Netanyahu, facilitated by President Trump, would give Lebanon the chance to secure concrete guarantees on full sovereignty,” the US Embassy in Beirut posted on X Thursday.