Israel informs US of decision to strike Hezbollah

Israel has informed the US of its intent to strike back at Hezbollah after rockets were fired from Lebanon earlier on Monday. The rockets were in response to previous ceasefire violations by Israel, as noted by France, which acts as a monitor of the ceasefire.

Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Israel has informed Washington of its intention to carry out a series of strikes in #Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's rocket fire

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US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller only had this to say to reporters on Monday in response to the Israeli decision to fire back: "I am not going to speak to reports of possible action, hypothetical action, and try to litigate from here whether those would violate the ceasefire agreement or not. We're going to have those conversations privately. We have channels set up to do that, and we will hold those conversations."