JERUSALEM
\nIsrael\u2019s military on Sunday issued new evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon for villages beyond the area it occupies, despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt the fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
\n\u201cFor your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages and towns by at least 1,000 meters into open areas,\u201d the military\u2019s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X. The warning included more than 10 villages and towns as well as the city of Nabatieh, which lies several kilometers north of the Litani River, south of which Israel has stationed troops.
\nThe Israeli military carried out strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday, saying it hit dozens of Hezbollah targets. The attacks have become a regular occurrence, despite a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war that has seen both sides accuse each other of violations.
\nIn a statement, the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah targets, adding that \u201capproximately 70 military structures and approximately 50 Hezbollah infrastructure sites were dismantled across several areas\u201d on Saturday. Lebanon\u2019s state-run National News Agency (NNA) also reported a series of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon with several killed, including three in the town of Sammaiyeh in the Tyre district.
\nThe Israeli army had earlier issued two evacuation warnings for nine southern villages. Hezbollah claimed several attacks targeting Israeli troops, saying they were in response to ceasefire \u201cviolations.\u201d Israel has kept up deadly strikes on Lebanon despite the April 17 ceasefire that sought to halt more than six weeks of war between it and Hezbollah.
\nThe ceasefire text grants Israel the right to act against \u201cplanned, imminent or ongoing attacks.\u201d Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal on Saturday met with visiting US General Joseph Clearfield, the head of a five-member committee in charge of monitoring a 2024 ceasefire meant to put an end to the last war between Israel and Hezbollah.
\nThey discussed \u201cthe security situation in Lebanon, regional developments, and ways to maximize the effectiveness of the (committee) and enhance its operations,\u201d said a Lebanese army statement. Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,600 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million since Hezbollah drew the country into the Middle East war on March 2 in support of its backer Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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