The Israeli military launched targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, citing a “Hezbollah violation”, a day after the latest round of US-facilitated talks between Israel and Lebanon was held in Rome.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, an Israeli strike on the southern town of Tibnin killed one person and injured 12 others, reports Reuters.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it had issued an evacuation warning for the village of Mansouri, around 25 km (15 miles) from Tibnin, stating that it would take action against the Iran-backed group operating in the area.
The warning marked the first online evacuation notice issued by the Israeli military for Lebanon in more than a month.
In late June, the military also dropped leaflets over Mansouri instructing residents to leave after Israel added the village to its self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon, a senior Lebanese military official told Reuters at the time.
Despite the presence of Israeli forces in nearby areas, some Lebanese farmers continued to access their homes and agricultural land in the affected towns.
On 26 June, Lebanon and Israel agreed to a US-brokered security arrangement aimed at reducing hostilities along the border.
However, Israel said it would continue maintaining a security zone in southern Lebanon to eliminate the threat posed by Hezbollah.
