The Israeli Air Force struck a target in southern Lebanon this evening, the first airstrike since the ceasefire agreement was announced overnight, according to Abu Ali Express. The report notes that the IDF has halted advances into new territory but continues to hold captured areas and destroy infrastructure there. Hezbollah said it will not accept a return to the situation before March 2, in which its members are attacked and Israeli demolition operations continue.
This evening, the Israeli Air Force carried out its first airstrike in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire agreement was announced overnight, according to the Abu Ali Express channel. The strike comes after a day during which the IDF did not advance into new territory but continued to hold captured areas and destroy infrastructure there. Hezbollah stated it will not accept a return to the situation that preceded March 2, in which its members are attacked and Israeli demolition operations continue. No official U.S. statement on the nature of the ceasefire has been issued.
The desk's thread on this development began at Mon 08:39 Jerusalem with reports of a drone strike in the village of Tebnit (also called Tebnine). Over the following minutes, the thread evolved through multiple versions: initial reports from the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar network cited a drone striking a vehicle and killing the driver; within the same timeframe, Israeli security sources described the strike as an "immediate threat removal" as the vehicle moved close to Israeli forces. Israeli security sources said one person was killed. By Mon 08:39, the published account had expanded to include the IDF's assessment that it was the first airstrike since the ceasefire was announced, and the military's confirmation that ground advances had halted while holding operations and infrastructure destruction continued. The thread's updates also noted that Hezbollah rejected a return to pre-March 2 conditions.
The broader context for the strike includes a day of cross-border fire and Israeli demolition operations, as The Zioneer reported earlier this evening (Mon 17:42). The strike follows a U.S.-Iran-brokered ceasefire deal, the terms of which have not been formally clarified by the U.S., and comes after President Trump's public call for an immediate halt to attacks by all parties in Lebanon, as The Zioneer reported on Sun 17:58 Jerusalem.
What remains unconfirmed: the precise target and location of this evening's airstrike, any casualties or damage, and whether a formal U.S. clarification of the ceasefire's terms will be issued.
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