As tit-for-tat strikes strain a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah less than a week since it went into effect, Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday threatened to directly target the Lebanese state should the agreement fall apart.

When Israel struck Hezbollah targets it was accused of breaking the agreement, but if it does not respond to violations, Hezbollah will have carte blanche to threaten Israel

Israel says it carried out airstrikes on targets in Lebanon in Monday as Hezbollah said it fired on an Israeli military position as both sides accused each other of breaking last week’s ceasefire