The Lebanon ceasefire which went into effect on November 27 is now hanging by a thread, amid an increasing intensity of of tit-for-tat exchanges of gunfire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah. In response to reports of Israeli fire, Hezbollah on Monday fired back as a “warning” shot into northern Israel, causing no casualties, according to regional reporting. Since then there have been several rockets fired. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately blasted what he called a serious violation of the fragile ceasefire. “Hezbollah’s firing at Mount Dov constitutes a serious violation of the ceasefire, and Israel will respond forcefully,” he said. ‘”We are determined to continue enforcing the ceasefire, and to respond to any violation by Hezbollah — a minor one will be treated like a major one.” The IDF then proceeded to mount a series of large airstrikes on south Lebanon, which left at least five people dead. Nearly a dozen fatalities have been recorded due to Israeli attacks since last week’s ceasefire went into effect, per Al Jazeera: Israel has killed eleven people, including a State Security officer, in separate attacks in Lebanon as it continues its assaults on the country since the ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect last week. Surprisingly, CNN has laid the […]