Hezbollah has ordered its fighters not to attack Israeli troops who recently moved behind a U.N. peacekeeping position near a Lebanese border village.
The statement came a day after UNIFIL had warned Israel's operations near their position at Maroun al-Ras was "extremely dangerous" and compromised their safety, adding it had repeatedly informed Israel of their concerns.
Hezbollah said it reported "unusual movement of Israeli enemy forces behind a UNIFIL position, on the outskirts of the border village of Maroun al-Ras".
It ordered fighters "not to take action... to preserve the lives of the peacekeepers", quoting a field commander in its statement.
The group accused Israel of "trying to use UNIFIL forces as human shields".