The truce in southern Lebanon looks fragile amid skirmishes. On Friday, Lebanese residents were barred from moving south to a number of villages and their environs until further notice, an Israeli military spokesman announced on X.

Israel said it opened fire on Thursday at “suspects” in vehicles that arrived in various areas in the southern zone, saying it was a violation of a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group that came into effect on Wednesday.

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah in turn accused Israel of violating the agreement.

“The Israeli enemy is attacking those who return to the border villages,” Fadlala told reporters, adding that “there are violations today by Israel, even in this form.”

Israel’s military also said on Thursday that airstrikes struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store medium-range rockets in southern Lebanon, the first such attack since a ceasefire took effect on Wednesday morning.

In his recent post, the IDF spokesman called on Lebanese residents not to return to more than 60 southern villages, warning that anyone moving south of the designated line “puts themselves at risk.”

The Lebanese army earlier accused Israel of violating the ceasefire several times on Wednesday and Thursday.

The exchange of blame highlighted the fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States and France to end the conflict, which is running alongside the Gaza war. The truce lasts 60 days with the hope of achieving a permanent cessation of hostilities.

The IDF has released an account of its activities against Hezbollah over the past 14 months.

More than 12,500 Hezbollah targets were hit, including 1,600 command centers and 1,000 weapons depots, according to the military.

More than 100 special operations were carried out, and the deaths of 2,500 Hezbollah operatives are confirmed “with high certainty”, although the number is estimated to be around 3,500.

Among the dead are former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and 13 members of the terrorist group’s top leadership. Also among the dead are four Hezbollah commanders at the division level, 24 brigade-level commanders, 27 battalion-level commanders, 63 unit-level commanders, and 22 platoon-level commanders.

The Israeli military announced that it had located approximately 12,000 explosive devices and drones, 13,000 rockets, launchers and anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems, and 121,000 pieces of communications equipment and computers.

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Thursday to launch “intense war” if the ceasefire agreement is violated.