Lebanon ceasefire: Israel says Hezbollah shot first — Hezbollah says Israel is lying
The brief Lebanon ceasefire collapsed overnight as each side blames the other. Israel says Hezbollah fired over 50 projectiles at IDF troops and killed a soldier; Hezbollah says it 'adhered to the ceasefire since Friday evening' and accuses Israel of fabricating violations to justify strikes that killed at least 27 civilians in south Lebanon, including a turtle conservationist.
The summary above is a neutral framing. Below, each side reports the same story in its own words — judge for yourself.
The IDF says Hezbollah committed 'blatant violations' by firing more than 50 projectiles at troops overnight, killing Sgt. Nir Ben Ari, 21 — justifying strikes on dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers, weapon depots, and command centres across south Lebanon.
Hezbollah insists it 'adhered to the ceasefire since Friday evening' and accuses Israel of inventing pretexts to bomb south Lebanon — killing at least 27 people including a Lebanese turtle conservationist — in a deliberate attempt to 'sabotage' the Iran-US peace framework.
