Jerusalem/Beirut, June 19 -- Israel said Friday it would continue military operations in southern Lebanon despite a renewed ceasefire, after four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack.
IDF spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin accused the Iran-backed Islamist militant group of repeatedly violating ceasefire arrangements through attacks via rockets and suicide drones.
"These attacks by Hezbollah are violations of the ceasefire," Defrin said. "They prove that Hezbollah's goals remain the same: to remain on Israel's borders and to plan and carry out attacks on our civilians."He added that the Israeli military would continue operating in southern Lebanon to remove threats and prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its military capabiliti...