Israeli military urges residents of multiple towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate

The Israeli military issued an urgent warning on ​Sunday to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them ​to evacuate their homes and move at ⁠least 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) away ‌to ‌open ​areas.

The military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah ⁠following ​what it described as ​a violation of their ceasefire ‌agreement, warning that anyone ​near Hezbollah fighters or facilities could ⁠be at ⁠risk.

Israel ​has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops are occupying a strip of the country’s south, destroying homes they describe ‌as infrastructure ⁠being used by Hezbollah.

The Iran-backed militant group has kept up ‌its drone and rocket attacks against Israeli ​troops in Lebanon and ​on northern Israel.