\nDuring the call, Sa’ar emphasized that Israel is not the one violating the ceasefire with Hezbollah; it is responding to the violations of the terrorist organization which is not fulfilling its commitments under the agreement, and amid the impotence of the Lebanese State. For example, Sa’ar noted that Hezbollah operatives are armed in the area south of the Litani and are attempting to transport weapons southward. \u201cTheir very presence south of the Litani is the most fundamental violation. They must move north,\u201d the Foreign Minister stressed in his conversation with his French counterpart.<\/p>\n
Sa’ar added that the Lebanese government must clearly authorize the Lebanese Army to carry out the necessary actions required of it according to the agreement, and to respond to Hezbollah’s violations. He stated that Israel has an interest in the successful implementation of the ceasefire understandings, but this requires adherence to commitments, and that Israel will not accept a return to the situation that existed before the war. <\/p>\n
While France acknowledged attempts by Hezbollah to transfer weapons to southern Lebanon, they stated that the established mechanism is supposed to prevent this, \u201cThe Lebanese are fully committed to acting to maintain the ceasefire and to prevent Hezbollah from moving south again, but they must be given time to prove themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n In response to the accusations, Israel stated that the mechanism between Israel and Lebanon \u201cwill begin to gain momentum\u201d on Monday and Tuesday, and until then, Israel will continue to aggressively enforce violations across the border. A political source said, \u201cEvery violation will be met with significant enforcement, and that is what is happening on the ground.\u201d <\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following French claims of alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar clarified to his French counterpart that Israel is not violating the ceasefire; rather, it is responding to Hezbollah’s violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,65],"tags":[2206,2205,1544,1480,2207,2111],"class_list":["post-11059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","category-world","tag-france","tag-gideon-saar","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-jean-noel-barrot","tag-litani"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Uri-GordonLitani.jpeg\")
\nThe clarifications from Israel came after France claimed that there were 52 violations of the ceasefire agreement within 24 hours, that did not go through the mechanism that had been established to enforce them. The French accused Israel of causing the death of three \u201cLebanese civilians\u201d and that Israeli drones returned to fly at low altitude over Beirut. <\/p>\n