Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says that the military has been instructed to use “full force” in Lebanon — even during the ongoing ceasefire — should Israeli troops face any threat, reports AFP.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the Israeli Defence Forces to act with full force, both on the ground and from the air, including during the ceasefire, in order to protect our soldiers in Lebanon from any threat,” Katz said at a function in the occupied West Bank.

He said that the military had also been ordered “to remove the houses in the (frontline) villages near the border that served in every respect as Hezbollah terror outposts and threatened Israeli communities,” Katz added.