Israeli army issues evacuation warning to 10 Lebanese towns, Tyre area buildings

Israel's military warned residents of 10 villages, most of them in southern Lebanon, on Monday to evacuate their homes ahead of expected strikes against alleged Hezbollah targets.

"In light of Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Israel Defense Forces (army) are compelled to operate against it with force," the military's Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said in a social media post, listing the names of the villages.

"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move at least 1,000 meters away from these towns and villages to open areas."

Later on Monday, Adraee issued another evacuation warning directed at residents of a building in Rashidiyeh and two buildings in Burj al-Shamali, near the city of Tyre.

"We urge residents of the building marked in red on the attached map, as well as nearby buildings: you are located near a facility used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization," he wrote on X.

"For your safety, you must evacuate immediately and move at least 300 metres away."

Israel has repeatedly targeted what it says are Hezbollah-linked sites in Tyre, causing extensive damage in several areas and prompting many residents to flee the city.

Despite a ceasefire that came into effect on April 17, Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire on a near-daily basis.

According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli strikes since early March have killed more than 3,100 people.

The Israeli military also announced on Monday that a soldier had been killed the previous day in southern Lebanon.

That brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the outbreak of hostilities with Hezbollah to 23. One civilian contractor has also been killed.