Hezbollah stated Monday morning that Israel is repeatedly violating the ceasefire and that the group reserves its right to respond. The statement, issued by the organization's media arm, comes amid a months-long pattern of mutual accusations over adherence to the truce.
Hezbollah's media office released a statement Monday morning accusing Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire in Lebanon and reaffirming the group's right to retaliate. The statement did not specify a particular incident, instead framing the accusation as a cumulative pattern: 'Israel violates the ceasefire time and again.' The explicit declaration that it reserves the right to respond marks an escalation in tone from earlier iterations — at 01:54 Jerusalem, the group had already issued three successive statements accusing Israel of violations, first after a strike near Nabatieh, then warning of a response 'at the appropriate time and place,' and then clarifying it remained committed to the truce. This latest statement drops the commitment language and hardens the posture.
The thread has unfolded rapidly in the early hours of Monday, June 29. At 01:54 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported Hezbollah's initial accusation of a 'blatant violation' near Nabatieh. Within the same minute, two more versions followed — one warning of a response and another affirming continued commitment to the ceasefire. By 01:54 (all same-timestamp), the group had also issued a detailed list of alleged Israeli violations in southern Lebanon, including strike locations in Nabatieh, Misfadun, Tiba, and Hadatha. The current statement, released hours later at 08:55 Jerusalem time, dispenses with the commitment phrasing and focuses squarely on the right to respond, consistent with an increasingly assertive tone across the thread.
As The Zioneer has reported over the past several weeks, the ceasefire has been marked by mutual accusations. Hezbollah previously warned of a 'proportionate' response (Jun 23), claimed 300 Israeli violations including cluster munitions (Jun 21), and faced Israeli accusations of violations as well — including an incident on Jun 19 in which a single source reported Hezbollah opened fire at Israeli forces and hit them. The IDF has on multiple occasions accused Hezbollah of 'blatant' ceasefire violations (Jun 14), and the organization has also rejected the ceasefire outright on Jun 20. The current statement fits within this pattern of periodic escalation and restraint.
The claims in the current statement cannot be independently verified. The IDF has not yet commented on this specific accusation.
5 developments
- DevelopingHezbollah claims Israel violated ceasefire 300 times since Friday, including with cluster munitions
- StrongHezbollah, echoing Iran, claims Israel broke the ceasefire — Israel denies
- DevelopingIDF accuses Hezbollah of another 'blatant' ceasefire violation
- DevelopingHezbollah says it rejects ceasefire, refuses to end hostilities with Israel
Source and signal
- Internal intake