Lebanon’s defence minister has said he is certain Hezbollah would not break the cease-fire but warned rogue Palestinian groups of harsh measures and a traitor’s fate if they incited Israeli retaliation by launching rockets into the Jewish state.

Lebanon today warned rogue Palestinian groups against inciting Israel to break the fragile Middle East ceasefire by launching rockets into the Jewish state.

Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who launched a raid near the militants’ stronghold inside Lebanon early today, killing one soldier, in the first large-scale violation of the ceasefire.

Hezbollah said its guerrillas clashed early today with an Israeli commando force that landed near their stronghold of Baalbek deep inside Lebanon.