An Israeli officer was moderately injured in a clash with Hezbollah gunmen in southern Lebanon overnight, the military said Saturday morning.

The clash took place in the Ali Taher Ridge area, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The IDF said the officer was taken to a hospital, and his family was notified. It offered no further details about the incident.

The military has been monitoring a massive Hezbollah tunnel system beneath the Ali Taher ridge, near Nabatieh, where dozens of operatives are still believed to be holed up.

However, because of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF has been prevented from capturing the underground passages beneath the ridge, though it has continued to operate in other parts of south Lebanon.

There was no immediate comment from Lebanese authorities or Hezbollah. The terror group has not claimed any attacks since June 20.

A US-sponsored framework agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel in late June aims to end hostilities, with Lebanon’s army to disarm Hezbollah and the Israeli military to withdraw from “pilot zones” where Lebanese forces will subsequently deploy. The IDF has since withdrawn from one such area, but Israel is reportedly refusing to withdraw from any more areas within the forward defense line it controls until Hezbollah disarms.

Hezbollah has repeatedly rejected the deal and refuses to disarm, and there is no timetable for Israel’s full........

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