Two projectiles were launched into Israeli territory by the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, triggering sirens in the areas of Manara, Margaliot, and Misgav Am in northern Israel, the IDF announced on Saturday.
One of the projectiles was successfully intercepted by the IDF, and the other fell in an open area. No injuries were reported.
The IDF emphasized that the incident “constitutes a blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings by the Hezbollah terrorist organization.”
This is the second time Hezbollah has violated the ceasefire, which began on April 16 and was originally supposed to last for 10 days before being extended for an additional three weeks.
On Tuesday, Hezbollah terrorists fired a rocket at Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon, constituting the first ceasefire violation, according to Israeli media reports.
The IDF confirmed the Tuesday attack against its troops, stating that it had located and struck the Hezbollah rocket launcher used in the incident.
Prior to the ceasefire-violating projectile launches, the IDF successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target identified in the vicinity of Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon before it could cross into Israeli territory.
In its continued operations against Hezbollah, the IDF also killed several terrorists over the course of the weekend so far, the military announced on Saturday.
Three Hezbollah terrorists driving a motorcycle loaded with weapons were struck, in addition to another terrorist identified riding a motorcycle identified behind the IDF’s Forward Defense Line.
Soldiers from the Golani Brigade and the Multidimensional Unit identified and guided an air strike against two more armed Hezbollah terrorists in the Litani River area.
All of the terrorists targeted on Saturday posed threats to Israeli troops and were killed in order to ensure the safety of IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.
Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
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