UN chief meets newly-elected Joseph Aoun in Beirut, hails 'new chapter of peace'; Hezbollah chief urges government to confront Israel over 'more than hundreds' of violations

Military says it notified international truce mechanism about issues, but no action was taken; targets in Lebanon included rocket launcher, smuggling routes from Syria

Israeli war planes struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Force said early Monday, as it accused the truce monitoring mechanism of ignoring the threat the targets posed to Israel.

An RPG taken from Hezbollah exploded in the military engineering school in the south • Military Police opened an investigation into the circumstances

The IDF seized around 1,500 rocket or RPG-type items, 570 electronic military items, 165 larger rockets and shells, 20 anti-aircraft missiles.

After fifteen months of conflict between Israel and Hamas, a cease-fire agreement has been reached. The deal is set to take effect on Jan. 19, just one day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The idea that Russia did not know that its weapons were reaching Hezbollah seems far-fetched. In the end, the exhibition served as a deeply sobering reminder of the dangers Israel confronts. It underlined the need for continuous vigilance and readiness.

As the ceasefire deadline looms, Israel's strikes on Hezbollah and hints at extended presence raise questions about commitment to the withdrawal agreement.

IDF stresses that the strikes were ordered after the threat posed by the targets was presented to the monitoring mechanism of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, but was not addressed.

Israel Defense Forces target Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, raising concerns over ceasefire violations and military escalation.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

A warning had been sent to the oversight mechanism for the implementation of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, and was not addressed.

Israel on Monday said it conducted attacks in Lebanon overnight after hezbollah threats conveyed to the truce mechanism weren't addressed, it said. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI