The Biden administration warned Israel it is violating the Lebanon ceasefire agreement, Ynet reported on Monday, a day after France issued the same message to Israel.

According to the report, the message was conveyed to Israel by US envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein

Hochstein delivered a message from the White House saying that “the visible and audible return of Israeli drones to the skies over Beirut constitutes a violation of the terms.” He also said that “both Israel and Lebanon need to show restraint.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar spoke to his French counterpart Jean-No�l Barrot on Monday morning and explained that Israel was not violating the cease-fire agreement in Lebanon but enforcing it due to Hezbollah’s violations.

“Hezbollah’s presence south of the Litani is a fundamental violation of the agreement,” Sa’ar said. “They must move north.” He called on the Lebanese government to �clearly authorize the Lebanese army to carry out the actions required of it under the agreement.�

Since Monday morning, the IDF has carried out three strikes against Hezbollah terrorists who were violating the ceasefire in southern Lebanon. IDF forces also fired a warning shot at Lebanese people approaching the border.

Lebanese media reports on Monday said that the IDF carried out three separate strikes in southern Lebanon, and a motorcyclist was killed in what appears to be a targeted assassination. Lebanon claimed that the victim of the strike was a member of the Lebanese security services.

Earlier on Monday, Lebanese army forces claimed in a statement that Israel attacked a military vehicle of the regular army in violation of the ceasefire agreement.

According to the army’s announcement, the attack was carried out using an Israeli UAV against a Lebanese military bulldozer while it was performing “construction work” near the border with Syria.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)