Israel army issues evacuation warning for five south Lebanon villages

Israel's military called on residents of five villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate on Friday ahead of expected attacks, despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt the fighting.

"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully," the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X, listing five villages near the city of Tyre, on the south Lebanon coast.

"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and stay away from the villages and towns by a distance of no less than 1,000 meters," he added.

The warned villages are Shabriha, Maashouq, Hosh, Hamadieh, and Zqouq el-Mufdi.

Israeli strikes later targeted Kounine, Baraashit, Beit Yahoun, Kfar Remman, Majdal Selem, Shhour, al-Majadel, Froun and Nabatieh.

Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in the Tyre area of south Lebanon.

"The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the area of Tyre in southern Lebanon," the army said in a statement, hours after issuing the evacuation warnings.

In a separate statement, the military said "a number of explosive drones" had fallen in several areas of northern Israel.

Hezbollah said its fighters targeted Israeli drones and warplanes over south Lebanon with surface-to-air missiles, and troops and equipment in the southern border towns of Rshaf, Haddatha, al-Bayyada, and Taybeh.