Terror group appears to violate US-brokered truce days after IDF struck weapons convoy in southern Lebanon The post IDF shoots down Hezbollah surveillance drone, in first such incident since ceasefire appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Upper Galilee Regional Council said that no sirens went off as aerial defenses activated to shoot down the drone

"During the IDF offensive, [Hezbollah] launched between 100 to 200 rockets every day to Israel's North. The IDF, in the very few kilometers where they maneuvered in south Lebanon, pulled out tons of munitions that were prepared for the Hezbollah invasion of Israel.

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Earlier that month, Israel intensified air campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon, in response to escalating rocket attacks by the Iran-backed armed group which had killed civilians, and displaced tens of thousands more from homes in northern Israel.

Lebanon ceasefire, dozens of officers in the Lebanese army leaked sensitive information on IDF movements to Hezbollah, in a way that allowed Hezbollah to move weapons.

In his first interview since the outbreak of the war, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin confirmed that 70% of Hezbollah's firepower has been destroyed.

Over 120 said wounded as Hezbollah supporters attempt to breach roadblocks on 60th day of ceasefire, ignoring Israeli warnings; IDF says withdrawal delayed due to Lebanese army

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem says the group would not tolerate any justification for delaying the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon: Israel has to withdraw because the 60 days are over.

If the Lebanese army deploys faster to the rest of southern Lebanon, the IDF might feel compelled to complete its withdrawal faster as well.

Naim Qassem insisted Hezbollah had emerged from the fight with Israel victorious, despite painful and unprecedented setbacks, and was unwilling to concede the group’s domestic position. Qassem also expressed Hezbollah’s satisfaction with Lebanon’s post-war political direction and said his group had a productive and positive relationship with Lebanon’s new president and prime minister-designate.

In KfarKela and in a variety of other villages, Hezbollah forces started to try to enter areas that the IDF has defined as no-go zones for them. By YONAH JEREMY BOB HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVES salute ...