Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The United States is increasing pressure on Israel to prevent the collapse of its ceasefire agreement with Lebano

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.

Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.

The Israeli military said on Monday it struck dozens of targets throughout Lebanon, shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and fired missiles on an Israeli military position in the disputed Shebaa Farms area.

The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week. Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the

Hezbollah, Israel trade strikes as the cease-fire hangs in the balance. Bloomberg's Nick Wadhams reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The ceasefire, which came into effect last week, was meant to end more than a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.