Israel says Hezbollah drone breached ceasefire
The Israeli military said a Hezbollah surveillance drone that was launched toward Israeli airspace on Thursday and intercepted by Israel was a "breach of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon".
"The (army) continues to remain committed to the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, and will not permit any terrorist activity of this kind," it said.
Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire in late November that ended some 14 months of fighting. Under the deal, both sides were to withdraw forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days.
The deadline passed this week with Israeli troops still in Lebanon and Israeli drones still in Lebanon's airspace. The U.S. said the sides had agreed to extend the ceasefire through Feb. 18 while Israel continues its withdrawal.
Israel and Hezbollah have repeatedly accused each other of violating the deal.
Israel later struck the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, killing two people and wounding ten others.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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