The Israeli authorities reported this Thursday the destruction of several tunnels that they attribute to the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah in the Beaufort area, in southern Lebanon, after which they emphasized that the Israeli Army will continue to eliminate "any terrorist infrastructure."
"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have just destroyed the terrorist tunnels in the Beaufort area, in southern Lebanon, an underground infrastructure that constituted a central element of the invasion plan of the terrorist organization Hezbollah against the communities of Galilee," according to a statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a joint statement with the country's Defense Minister, Israel Katz.
The same statement details that to carry out this "systematic operation" of the IDF aimed at "destroying all of Hezbollah's infrastructure in southern Lebanon," about 700 tons of explosives would have been used.
Netanyahu and Katz, who accuse Hamas of violating the ceasefire, have insisted that Israel "will not accept any violation" of it and have warned that they will respond with a "strong and vigorous response" that will make the militia "pay a high price."
"The IDF will remain in the security zone of southern Lebanon and will continue to destroy any terrorist infrastructure in order to prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to rebuild its capabilities," they added in their message.
In parallel, the Lebanese government has updated this week the death toll and places it at 4,332 deceased and 12,236 injured as a result of the attacks by the Israeli Army against its territory since March 2, the date on which clashes with Hezbollah resumed, despite the ceasefire in effect since mid-April.
Furthermore, this Monday a U.S. State Department official confirmed to Europa Press that representatives from Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of talks, sponsored by Washington, between August 4 and 6 in Rome, the capital of Italy, with the aim of "promoting" the implementation of the framework agreement reached between both parties.