Israel warns people in two Lebanese villages to evacuate ahead of strikes

Military posts maps identifying buildings in Deir Kifa, Shahour

- JERUSALEM

Israel's military yesterday warned people in two villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately, ahead of incoming strikes on what it said was Hezbollah military infrastructure.

In a series of messages on X, the military posted maps identifying buildings in Deir Kifa and Shahour and said remaining in the vicinity "puts you at risk".

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