Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The United States is increasing pressure on Israel to prevent the collapse of its ceasefire agreement with Lebano

As tit-for-tat strikes strain a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah less than a week since it went into effect, Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday threatened to directly target the Lebanese state should the agreement fall apart.

Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.

Both sides have accused each other of violating the deal; Hezbollah fired into Israel for the first time since the truce took effect, and Israel responded with airstrikes.

The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week. It comes after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating the truce with airstrikes and shelling in Lebanon.

Israel has been fired upon again from its northern neighbour Lebanon for the first time since the beginning of the ceasefire with the Hezbollah militia, the Israeli military said on Monday. The target of the Hezbollah attack was the Har Dov area directly on the Lebanese border,

Hezbollah, Israel trade strikes as the cease-fire hangs in the balance. Bloomberg's Nick Wadhams reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The ceasefire, which came into effect last week, was meant to end more than a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.