Lebanon: Israel launches attacks in southern villages

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Lebanon: Israel launches attacks in southern villages
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Shortly before 2 p.m. local time in Sweden, Israel is reported to have launched attacks on villages in southern Lebanon.

The attacks are taking place despite the ongoing fragile ceasefire with the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah.

Israeli airstrikes have been carried out in Kfar Tibnit - one of the villages included in the warning - the Lebanese news agency NNA reported, adding there were reports of casualties.

Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee stated earlier on Sunday that the Israeli military must “act forcefully” because Hezbollah is violating the ceasefire.

The military “does not intend to harm you. For your safety, you must therefore immediately evacuate your homes and stay at least 1,000 meters outside the designated area,” he wrote on X just before noon.

Anyone in the area and near Hezbollah-linked locations risks their lives, according to Adraee.

Previously, Israel has said that the country wants to "maintain a security zone over the entire area up to the Litani", which is around thirty kilometers from the Israeli border.

The seven villages covered by the latest call are instead located north of the river.

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