Israel strikes south Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks
Lebanon's health ministry says one person was killed in the strikes, which the Israeli military says were a response to a Hezbollah ceasefire violation.
The Israeli military has carried out retaliatory strikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least one person in what it called a blatant violation of the ceasefire. Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Wednesday when an explosive device detonated while they were operating in the southern town of Majdal Zoun. Four others were seriously injured.
Later that day, the military began conducting strikes across Lebanon and ordered an evacuation in the town of Mansouri, which had not seen an evacuation order in over a month. The Lebanese health ministry reported one Israeli strike killed one man and injured 12 others in the southern town of Tibnin. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported the deadly strike in Tibnin hit the prayer hall at the town's cemetery.
The evacuation order was the first issued in southern Lebanon since June when residents of 29 towns and villages were told to flee their homes. The Israeli military source said the town was inside the Israeli-declared security zone and that Israeli military activity was taking place there, violating agreements.
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