Residents of southern Lebanon are leaving their homes and fleeing to safer areas following the start of Israeli airstrikes on suspected targets belonging to the Shia group Hezbollah, APA reports citing Al Hadath TV channel.
The Israeli Air Force has been attacking ground targets in southern Lebanese villages. Earlier, the Israeli army warned residents of impending airstrikes.
Israel Defense Forces spokesman Avichay Adraee demanded that civilians leave the danger zone. In a video posted on X in Arabic, he marked the locations that would be bombed with red circles on a map.
According to local authorities, there were casualties among the residents after the first series of airstrikes, and ambulances took them to hospitals.