An Israeli fighter jet on Friday struck a portable medium-range rocket launcher in southern Lebanon, said a statement issued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Reuters reports.
The statement said the strike was carried out as "terrorist activity and movement of a Hezbollah portable rocket launcher were identified in southern Lebanon."
The attack came despite the entry into force of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon early on Wednesday.
The statement also noted that the IDF troops are deployed in southern Lebanon, working to remove any threat that endangers Israel and constitutes a violation of the ceasefire.
Israel's security cabinet on Tuesday night approved a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon, pave the way for an end to their nearly 14-month-long fighting. According to the ceasefire deal, the Lebanese army will take control of southern border areas over the next 60 days, Israel will gradually withdraw, and civilians will return home.
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the latest round of Israel-Hezbollah conflict that broke out on October 8, 2023 had climbed to 3,961, with injuries rising to 16,520, said Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.
