It will continue resistance and stand by Palestinian fighters, Hezbollah said, a day after announcing a cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel.

It was the first statement from Hezbollah’s operations center since the deal was announced.

“The Islamic resistance operations center confirms that its fighters in all military branches will remain fully equipped to face the ambitions and attacks of the Israeli enemy“, the organization said.

In case of violation the IDF will respond with fire

Israeli military spokesman Vice Admiral Daniel Hagari told a news conference that any violation by Hezbollah of the ceasefire agreement “will be answered with fire.”

“The mission of the IDF is to enforce an agreement. The IDF is determined and any violation will be met with fire“, he said.

Hagari said Israeli army troops were still stationed in southern Lebanon “in the villages and areas from which there will be a gradual withdrawal, according to the agreement”.

“Air Force aircraft continue to fly over Lebanon’s skies, gathering intelligence and are ready to operate wherever needed“, he added.

Hagari said that in the coming weeks, the IDF will “shape” its defenses on the northern border and “implement lessons learned from the past”.

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Today, he continued, IDF troops worked to enforce the agreement. The soldiers “they spotted suspects approaching the restricted zones, arrested them and fired warning shots. We also killed terrorists today».

Haggari showed a map of areas in southern Lebanon that are currently off-limits to Lebanese civilians amid a gradual handover to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

“We are stationed and operating in this area. Armed agents in the area marked on the map is a violation [της εκεχειρίας] and every armed agent will be eliminated or taken into custody,” he says.

Addressing Lebanese civilians, Hagari said:As you have seen throughout the war, we do what we say. For your safety, we ask you to stay away from the area where our forces are located. The ceasefire agreement is being built in a phased manner and we will update when you can return».

He pointed out that during the entire conflict, over 12,500 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon were hit, including 360 in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

“Hezbollah is a strategic Iranian asset, in which the Iranian leadership has invested a lot of resources, money, weapons and personnel over the years. Iran’s leadership has lost a strategic advantage next to our bordersHagari closed.