Israel bombs southern Lebanon saying it targeted Hezbollah and Hamas

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Israel’s subject launched attacks connected what it described arsenic Hezbollah and Hamas “targets” successful Lebanon aft issuing ⁠evacuation orders for 4 villages successful the ​country’s eastbound and south.

An ‍Israeli service spokesperson said earlier it was readying aerial strikes connected Hezbollah and ‍Hamas “military infrastructure” ⁠in the villages of Hammara and Ain el-Tineh successful eastbound Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and Kfar Hatta and Aanan successful the south.

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An AFP quality bureau lensman successful Kfar Hatta saw dozens of families fly the colony aft an Israeli informing was issued with drone enactment successful the area. Ambulances and occurrence trucks are connected standby.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire successful 2024 ending ​more than a twelvemonth ‌of dense warring betwixt Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Israel has repeatedly violated the truce with bombardment and continues to inhabit 5 areas successful the country.

‌Lebanon ‌has faced increasing unit ⁠from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, and its leaders fearfulness Israel could escalate strikes.

Lebanon’s service was expected to implicit the disarmament southbound of the Litani River – 30km (12 miles) from the borderline with Israel – by the extremity of 2025. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar connected Sunday called the disarmament efforts “far from sufficient”.