Some violations of the truce, and some amount of violence, are to be expected, analysts say, and do not necessarily mean the deal will collapse and war will resume anytime soon.

Hezbollah fired Monday evening at an Israeli Army post in a south Lebanon border area in a first such response to alleged repeated Israeli violations of a cease-fire agreement achieved last week.

The Israel Defense Forces said the country "remains obligated" to a U.S.-backed ceasefire after carrying out airstrikes in Lebanon Monday in response to Hezbollah's first attack under the truce, shrugging off fears that the agreement might collapse.

Hezbollah has claimed the first strike against Israel since a US-backed cease-fire plan came into effect less than a week ago, prompting Israeli officials to vow a strong response in the most serious threat so far to the truce with Lebanon.

Hezbollah fired Monday evening at an Israeli Army post in a south Lebanon border area in a first such response to alleged repeated Israeli violations of a cease-fire agreement achieved last week.

Hezbollah fired Monday evening at an Israeli Army post in a south Lebanon border area in a first such response to alleged repeated Israeli violations of a cease-fire agreement achieved last week to en

Under the agreement, Israeli troops would withdraw from southern Lebanon while Hezbollah would move its forces further away from the Israeli-Lebanon border.