The Israeli military has told residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons as it says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” against the militant group.It was the first warning of its kind in nearly a year of steadily escalating conflict and came after a particularly heavy exchange of fire on Sunday. Israel said it struck around 290 targets inside Lebanon after Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets at northern Israel.
Israel-Lebanon latest: Intense strikes on Hezbollah launched by Israeli military as it warns civilians to flee
Residents in Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon have now been told to evacuate as Israeli airstrikes on the area are imminent.Israeli Arabic-language military spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, warning that another “raid will begin in the near future”.
“Evacuate the houses where [Hezbollah] weapons are hidden immediately! Hezbollah is lying to you and sacrificing you,” he wrote.“Hezbollah says that you are its environment and that you are its audience, but it seems that its missiles and drones are more valuable and important to it than you.”