Ongoing Israeli strikes, Hezbollah projectiles cloud Trump’s ceasefire in Lebanon
Both Israel and Hezbollah have violated the ceasefire less than a day after President Donald Trump announced it.
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel continued to exchange fire on Tuesday despite a fresh ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump less than 24 hours earlier following days of escalation.
Mutual violations
Just hours after the truce was announced, Hezbollah claimed to have carried out at least three separate attacks against Israeli troops positioned in southern Lebanon between Monday evening and Tuesday.
The Iranian-backed group said in a statement that it hit Israeli Merkava tanks with explosive drones in the town of Hadatha in the Bint Jbeil district, firing rocket barrages and artillery shells at advancing forces. In another statement, Hezbollah claimed to have destroyed three Merkava tanks in the village of Balouaa, also located in Bint Jbeil.
