Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with US General Jasper Jeffers Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with US General Jasper Jeffers Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with US General Jeffers, who has been tasked with overseeing the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire.

They discussed the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire. The meeting took place last week, Al Arabiya News reported.

US Ambassador to Beirut Lisa Johnson introduced Major General Jasper Jeffers to Mikati at Mikati's office.

The US ambassador said General Jeffers will help advance the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and provide military-technical advice.

The US military said last week that Jeffers will serve as co-chair of a five-member committee consisting of the US, France, Lebanon, the UN and Israel. US President Joe Biden's special envoy, Amos Hosstein, will serve as the civilian chair of the committee until a permanent official is appointed.

Mikati's office said he stressed the importance of a full commitment to the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement at Monday's meeting. He also reiterated that Israeli forces must withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory.

Shortly after the meeting, Hezbollah announced its first attack on Israeli troops since last week's ceasefire agreement.

Hezbollah said its defensive strike was a warning and a response to repeated Israeli ceasefire violations. The strike was carried out by two rockets, which landed in an empty area and did not harm any civilians, the Israeli military said.

Israel's defense minister vowed a "harsh retaliation" in response to Hezbollah's attacks.

The speaker of Lebanon's parliament accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, after authorities said two soldiers were killed and one Lebanese soldier was wounded in Israeli strikes. Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire, but claims it is attacking hostile targets inside Lebanon. Israeli forces are preventing Lebanese citizens from returning to their homes in many villages in southern Lebanon.