Israeli artillery and Merkava tanks targeted several areas in southern Lebanon on Monday afternoon, including Al-Mashaa near Mansouri and the towns of Mazraat Byout El Saiyad and Al-Mansouri. This marks the first Israeli ceasefire violation in 37 hours, according to reports from the area. One source stated that the current policy is to refrain from proactive strikes and only remove immediate threats.
On Monday at 16:25 Jerusalem, Israeli artillery and Merkava tanks opened fire on multiple targets in southern Lebanon: the Al-Mashaa area of Mansouri, the Byout Al-Sayyad area, and the towns of Mazraat Byout El Saiyad and Al-Mansouri. According to reports from the field, this is the first Israeli ceasefire violation in 37 hours. A Hebrew-language source noted that the policy had shifted since the US-Iran agreement: the IDF now avoids proactive strikes and only removes immediate threats, a change from earlier practice when the military would take preemptive action against terrorists between the Yellow Line and the Litani River. No reports of casualties have emerged yet. The strikes come against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire arrangement in southern Lebanon, where the IDF had previously conducted airstrikes in response to Hezbollah violations, as The Zioneer has reported over the past week. It remains unclear whether the targets struck today were pre-planned or emerged as an immediate threat.
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