The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah cell operating drones in southeastern Lebanon on Saturday, according to the IDF. The cell had been positioned near a security zone established by Israeli forces in the country's south.
Israeli troops in the Tebnit area, northwest of Israel's Galilee Panhandle, first identified the group. The IAF subsequently conducted searches and opened fire to neutralize the threat to nearby IDF soldiers, the military said.
"The terrorists' actions constitute a violation of the ceasefire understandings. The IDF will continue to operate to remove threats to IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians," The military stated.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun departed for Washington on Saturday at Trump's invitation, the Lebanese Presidency announced. Aoun is expected to participate in a White House summit focused on the Israel-Lebanon Trilateral Framework Agreement signed on June 26.
Under the agreement's terms, the Lebanese Armed Forces are to deploy in areas where Israeli troops withdraw. The IDF currently maintains a security zone along the Israeli-Lebanese border. If Lebanese official forces prove capable of clearing these areas of terrorist organizations including Hezbollah, Israel would withdraw from additional territory as part of normalization efforts between the two countries.