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Israel launched new air strikes on Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam criticized the move amid ongoing international peace efforts.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that the evacuation warning was in contrast with international peace efforts (Reuters/File)
Israel on Thursday said that it had launched fresh air strikes against Hezbollah military targets in south Lebanon to prevent rebuilding of militant group.
Reuters quoted Israel’s military as saying in a statement that unspecified attacks were underway after earlier saying it would hit Hezbollah military infrastructure “in response to the group’s unlawful attempts to rebuild its activities in the area.”
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According to Times of Israel, an hour ago before the strikes, the military warned residents of towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate several sites ahead of the strikes.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that the evacuation warning was in contrast with international peace efforts.
In a post on X, he said that the government was committed to stopping hostilities and engage in meetings to ensure implementation of a UN resolution that ended the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006.
The US had brokered a truce between Lebanon and Israel after more than a year since the conflict following the war in Gaza. However, Israel continued its attacks on Iranian-backed Hezbollah across the border.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has said it would be a serious misstep even to discuss disarmament while Israel is continuing airstrikes on Lebanon and occupying swaths of territory in its south, Reuters reported.
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September 18, 2025, 22:39 IST
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