The IDF Northern Command told border communities that last night saw severe Hezbollah ceasefire violations, prompting a strong Israeli response. The Command said strikes will continue in the coming hours and that explosions will be audible across the area, but that there is no immediate change in civil-defense guidelines.
The IDF Northern Command told border communities at 09:09 Jerusalem on Friday that last night saw "severe violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hezbollah," prompting a strong Israeli response. The Command said strikes will continue in the coming hours and warned that explosions will be audible across the area, but stressed there is no change to civil-defense policy at this time.
This is the latest in a series of bulletins The Zioneer has published since 08:10 Jerusalem, when the IDF first confirmed overnight strikes on Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Subsequent reports — all at 08:10 Jerusalem — tracked the widening of the operation: first to the Beqaa Valley (version 4), then to specific operatives and infrastructure (version 5), then to a Kiryat Shmona municipal report of "significant" violations followed by a Lebanese agency claim of 16 fatalities (version 6), then to IDF statements that strikes are expected to continue (versions 7 and 8). By 08:53 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the Home Front Command had told northern residents to brace for a "complex night" of Hezbollah violations, but said there was no immediate change in civil-defense policy. The Northern Command's 09:09 briefing now provides a direct post-operation confirmation that the tempo is being maintained.
As The Zioneer has reported, Hezbollah has continued to violate the ceasefire since its announcement. On Monday June 15 at 21:13 Jerusalem, the group claimed its first attack on Israeli forces since the ceasefire began, using drones and anti-tank missiles. Later that day at 23:19 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Hezbollah was still firing rockets, anti-tank missiles, and mortar shells at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The current escalation follows a pattern of sustained ground and air operations documented over preceding days — including heavy artillery barrages on Wednesday June 17 at 02:53 Jerusalem and fierce fighting north of Naqoura on Sunday June 14 at 00:29 Jerusalem.
No casualty figures for the current wave of strikes have been released by the IDF. The Lebanese agency figure of 16 fatalities cited earlier Friday remains uncorroborated, as does an earlier unverified report of 15 killed. The Northern Command's statement does not provide specific target details or a timeline for when the strikes will conclude.
9 developments
- DevelopingNorthern Command tells communities: Hezbollah still active against troops despite declarations
- StrongHome Front Command tells northern residents to expect a complex night of Hezbollah violations
- StrongIDF says Hezbollah ceasefire violations require ongoing southern Lebanon operations
- DevelopingHezbollah again violates ceasefire, Israeli forces hit
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