Lebanon reports Israeli strikes on south after evacuation warning

Published May 9, 2026 Updated May 9, 2026 03:13pm

Lebanese state media reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south after Israel’s army issued an evacuation warning to several villages, as well as in other areas despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah, AFP reports.

Israeli warplanes “launched a strike on the town of Zrariyeh after a morning warning”, the state-run National News Agency said, also reporting strikes on several other areas included in the Israeli warning, in which the army said it would act against Hezbollah.

The agency also reported Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on other areas of the country’s south not mentioned in the warning, along with casualties in several locations.

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