Israel’s military pounded targets in south and east Lebanon and said more strikes were coming, warning Lebanese citizens to stay out of harm’s way despite international calls for restraint, AFP reports.
Hezbollah has said it is ready for “all military possibilities”.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, made a first-of-its-kind appeal to people in Lebanon.
He told them to avoid potential targets linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah as new strikes were launched that would “go on for the near future”.
Hagari said Israel’s military “will engage in (more) extensive and precise strikes against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon”. He urged Lebanese civilians “to immediately move out of harm’s way for their own safety”.