The latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah is testing the limits of last week’s already fragile ceasefire deal. Hours after Hezbollah fired two mortar shells at an Israeli military outpost on Monday,

The latest Israeli strikes came shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and fired missiles on an Israeli military position in the disputed Shebaa Farms area in what the Iran-backed group called a "defensive warning strike."

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged air strikes and rocket fire on Monday as their 60-day ceasefire appeared to be unravelling within its first week.

The militant group said the volley, its first during the truce, was a warning shot in response to what it called repeated Israeli violations.

Israel says it struck targets in Lebanon on Monday evening after vowing to retaliate for an attack by Hezbollah on a military post, with both sides accusing each other of violating last week's ceasefire.

An Israel Air Force aircraft attacked and eliminated Hezbollah's envoy to the Syrian army, Salman Nimr Jamaa, the IDF announced Tuesday afternoon. The Syrian regime, which has established support for Hezbollah throughout the years and allows the use of their country for the transfer of weapons,