The Lebanese Army is tasked with ensuring that Hezbollah abides by the cease-fire. It has failed at that task before.

Back then, Syrian rebels were closing in on the regime’s strongholds, even as Assad leaned heavily on Iran and Hezbollah for support in the years prior. Moscow’s intervention turned the tide, culminating in the recapture of the largest Syrian city of Aleppo and a fragile stability that has largely held since.

Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of breaking the ceasefire that took effect only a day prior. The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday that several “suspicious incidents” had been identified in southern Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire.