The Lebanese Army raises its state of alert in the south in response to Israeli movements.

The Lebanese army mobilized its forces on Sunday in the town of 'Mays al-Jabal' in the Marjeyoun district of southern Lebanon, following movements by the Israeli army near the border.

The Lebanese media agency reported that 'the Israeli army mobilized its forces inside the occupied territories opposite the Kroum al-Marrah neighborhood east of Mays al-Jabal, prompting the Lebanese army to mobilize and deploy its vehicles and soldiers in the area for some time, until the Israeli army withdrew.'

These developments come days after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued orders for the first time last Thursday for the army to confront any Israeli military incursion into the liberated Lebanese territories in the south of the country, according to a presidential statement.

The directives followed an Israeli force's incursion into southern Lebanon that resulted in the killing of an employee inside the municipal building of Blida, in an aggression described as 'unprecedented' since the ceasefire agreement with Israel.

In recent weeks, tensions have escalated in southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army has intensified its near-daily airstrikes inside Lebanese territory despite the ceasefire agreement.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority stated that Tel Aviv is considering escalating its military operations in Lebanon, claiming it is responding to 'Hezbollah's' efforts to enhance its capabilities.

The agreement ended an aggression initiated by Israel against Lebanon in October 2023, which escalated into a full-scale war in September 2024, resulting in the deaths of more than 4,000 people and injuries to about 17,000 others.

Israel has violated the agreement, which came into effect in November 2024, more than 4,500 times, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries.

Despite the agreement, Israel continues to occupy five Lebanese hills in the south that it seized during the last war, in addition to other Lebanese areas it has occupied for decades.