Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that the ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia is in jeopardy, according to a report by the Times of Israel.
Israel will be “forced to act” if Hezbollah fighters do not withdraw from southern Lebanon as dictated by the ceasefire agreement, Katz told the newspaper on Sunday.
Katz reportedly stressed Israel’s interest in maintaining the ceasefire.
But, he said, this was conditional on Hezbollah terrorists withdrawing behind the Litani River, about 30 kilometers north of the Israel-Lebanon border, and the Lebanese Army disbanding all weapons and terrorist infrastructure in the border area.
This has not happened, Katz warned.
The ceasefire came into force at the end of November and is expected to last for about two months, until the end of January.
At this time, in addition to the withdrawal of Hezbollah, the Israeli army must leave Lebanon and the Lebanese Army will strengthen its presence in the border area.
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