Israel strikes four villages in south Lebanon after warning

Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday after Israel's military issued an evacuation warning and said it would strike what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure.

Israeli warplanes launched a strike on the town of Mahrouna while other raids targeted houses in Jbaa, Baraashit and Majadel, the official National News Agency said, while the Israeli army said it "began conducting strikes on Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon".

The Israeli military had warned people in four villages to evacuate immediately.

"The (Israeli army) will soon strike military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah across areas in southern Lebanon, in response to Hezbollah's prohibited attempts to rebuild its activities in the area," its Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said.

"You are located near buildings used by Hezbollah. For your own safety, you must evacuate them immediately," he posted on X alongside maps showing the villages of Jbaa, Mahrouna, Majadel and Baraashit.