Israel violates ceasefire in Lebanon 12 times on Tuesday, bringing total violations to 248

The Israeli occupation army committed another 12 violations of the ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon yesterday, bringing the total of violations since the deal was agreed on 27 November to 248. At least 30 people have been killed by these violations, with a further 36 wounded, Anadolu has reported.

According to various news outlets, Tuesday’s violations were concentrated in the south and east of Lebanon. They included a drone raid, houses being bombed, roads being dug up by bulldozers and artillery shelling.

An Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Majdal Zun in Tyre, for example, wounding two people. Roads and homes were demolished in the town of Naqoura, while Israeli drones flew low over Tyre and the towns of Qlaileh, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain and El-Haouch.

In Marjeyoun district, the Israeli army continued to demolish the remaining houses in the town of Kfar Kila. Meanwhile, the outskirts of the towns of Kfar Shuba, Halta and Shebaa targeted by Israeli artillery as fighter jets flew overhead.

The precarious ceasefire was supposed to end the cross-border exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The exchanges became a full-scale Israeli invasion on 23 September 2024.

Israel’s violations of the ceasefire prompted Hezbollah to respond on 2 December for the first time, with a missile attack targeting the Ruwaisat Al-Alam Israeli army site in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kfar Shuba.

Among the most prominent provisions of the ceasefire agreement is Israel’s gradual withdrawal to the south of the Blue Line separating it from Lebanon within 60 days, and the deployment of Lebanese army and security forces along the border, crossing points and the southern region of the country.

According to the agreement, the Lebanese army will be the only entity allowed to carry weapons in the south of Lebanon, while infrastructure and military sites will be dismantled, unauthorised weapons will be confiscated, and a committee to supervise and assist in ensuring the implementation of these obligations will be formed.

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