Israel has launched new attacks on southern Lebanon as the situation in the Middle East becomes ever more delicate. News24 received a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, which reveals that the IDF has carried out strikes in Beaufort, southern Lebanon. They say they’re responding to a breach in the ceasefire agreement by Hezbollah. “The State of Israel will not accept any violation of the ceasefire agreement,” they said in the statement. “Any attempt by Hezbollah to harm IDF forces or Israeli citizens will be met with a harsh and powerful response that will exact a heavy price from the terror organisation.”