"Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has instructed the armed forces to confront any further Israeli incursion in the country's south after Israeli forces crossed their shared border and killed a municipal worker during an overnight raid. The pivotal announcement was made on Thursday after days of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory in near-daily Israeli violations of a ceasefire that went into effect in November."
"Aoun ordered the army to confront any Israeli incursion into liberated southern territory, in defence of Lebanese territory and the safety of citizens, during a meeting with Brigadier General Rodolphe Haykal, according to a statement from the presidency. The order came just hours after Israeli soldiers entered the border town of Blida and stormed the town hall, killing municipal worker Ibrahim Salameh, who had been sleeping there, the state-owned National News Agency (NNA) reported."
"Translation: Al-Akhbar report: Martyrdom of Blida Municipality employee Ibrahim Salameh by gunfire from an Israeli force that infiltrated more than a thousand metres [0.6 miles] into Lebanese territory at dawn today and stormed the municipality centre, where he was staying overnight in one of its rooms. The force remained inside the building for about two hours and fired several bursts of gunfire that struck Salameh, causing damage to the centre's walls and contents."
President Joseph Aoun instructed the Lebanese armed forces to confront any further Israeli incursions into the country's south following repeated cross-border attacks and near-daily violations of a ceasefire that began in November. The order followed an overnight Israeli raid in which soldiers entered the border town of Blida, stormed the town hall and killed municipal worker Ibrahim Salameh while he slept. Aoun met with Brigadier General Rodolphe Haykal and framed the order as defence of Lebanese territory and citizen safety. Hezbollah welcomed the president's announcement while Lebanese forces have generally stayed on the sidelines of the conflict.
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