If the cease-fire with Hezbollah falls apart, Israel will take direct action against Lebanon.

On Tuesday, Israel issued a warning to Lebanon, stating that if the cease-fire with Hezbollah collapses, it will no longer differentiate between the country and the terrorist group.

"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that there will be no more exemptions for Lebanon, and Jerusalem will respond with maximum force and zero tolerance, according to the Times of Israel."

The Lebanese army must be authorized by Beirut to enforce their part of the cease-fire agreement, which includes keeping Hezbollah away from the Litani River and dismantling all infrastructure, according to Katz.

If the agreement collapses due to their failure to act, the reality will be clear. If we return to war, we will act strongly and go deeper. The most important thing they need to know is that there will be no exemption for the state of Lebanon.

Katz warned that from now on, we will no longer differentiate between Lebanon, Hezbollah, Beirut as a whole, and Dahiyeh, which we have previously struck intensely.

The defense minister made comments following Israel's Monday evening strikes, which killed 11 people after Hezbollah launched two mortars at the Mount Dov area in the northern Golan Heights, a contested area internationally recognized as part of Syria but occupied by Israel since 1967.

The Biden administration maintained the Trump administration's policy of recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reaffirming it after a Hezbollah rocket attack in the summer that killed 12 children in Majdal Shams.

The terrorist group announced that it carried out the first attack since the cease-fire was signed less than a week ago due to Israel's "repeated violations" of Lebanese airspace, according to the Times of Israel.

On Sunday and Monday, both the U.S. and France, who played a role in brokering the truce, reportedly cautioned Israel about violating the new agreement, specifically with regards to conducting surveillance drone flights over Beirut.

Despite the controversy surrounding the cease-fire agreement, White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby stated on Monday that sporadic air strikes were anticipated.

""The war has been ongoing for many years, with Hezbollah launching hundreds of rocket attacks and Israel conducting dozens of airstrikes until recently, when the frequency of attacks has decreased to one or two per day," he stated."

Kirby stated that there has been a significant decrease in violence.

Kirby stated that in preparation for future attacks like those that occurred on Monday, there are "mechanisms" in place to prevent them.

He stated that the mechanism is fully operational and functioning.