The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday vowed not to disarm, saying last week's decision by the national government to remove the Iran-backed group's weapons by the end of the year serves Israel’s interests.

The Lebanese government last week voted for a US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year and implement a ceasefire with Israel

The IDF said it struck on Friday evening an active Hezbollah military outpost, as well as underground infrastructure, in southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge. Israel sees Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as directly responsible for upholding the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah,