Earlier this month the Lebanese government made “a clear and irrevocable decision” barring any military or security activity by Hezbollah.

Netanyahu has recently informed ministers that Donald Trump has given Israel a green light to carry out a major military campaign against Hezbollah.

The statement drew immediate outrage in Washington, prompting senior members of Congress to question future U.S. military aid.

As part of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, the Lebanese army must ensure there is no Hezbollah presence close to the border with Israel.

Weary from several frustrating years of an endless war against the Sunni rebels in Syria, and recovering from the recent loss of some of his top military leaders, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah obviously found comfort on Sunday in the carnage that had erupted in Israel this month.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire on a cell trying to cross the Lebanese border into Israel on Sunday.