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Israel has launched a major wave of air strikes in southern Lebanon, saying it targeted positions linked to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement.
The strikes followed evacuation warnings in several locations. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Despite a ceasefire deal that ended last November’s conflict, Israel has carried out near-daily strikes against people and sites it claims are connected to Hezbollah.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the attacks as intimidation, urging the international community to press Israel to respect its obligations under the truce.
Footage from Mais al-Jabal, one of the affected villages, showed thick plumes of smoke. An Israeli military spokesman said the raids hit Hezbollah infrastructure in response to attempts by the group to re-establish activities. IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee added that weapons depots were destroyed, calling them violations of the ceasefire.
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Residents in Mais al-Jabal, Kfar Tibnit, Debbin, and other villages had earlier been told to evacuate.
Salam stressed that Lebanon remained committed to halting hostile acts but questioned Israel’s compliance, calling for its immediate withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the release of detainees.
The US- and France-brokered ceasefire, agreed between Israel and Lebanon, obliges Beirut to prevent Hezbollah and other armed groups from attacking Israel, while Israel must refrain from offensive operations on Lebanese soil.
However, Hezbollah has openly rejected Lebanon’s decision to enforce a state monopoly on arms.
