BEIRUT: The Israel military conducted airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, targeting what it described as Hezbollah and Hamas sites, Lebanese state media reported. The strikes followed Israeli warnings to residents of four villages to evacuate prior to the attacks.
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The villages hit included Kfar Hatta and Annan in the south, and Al-Manara and Ain al-Tineh in the east, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) and Israeli military statements. Israeli officials said the targets were Hezbollah positions in Kfar Hatta and Ain al-Tineh, and Hamas-linked sites in Annan and Al-Manara. Among the homes struck was that of Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas leader killed by Israel in 2024.
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A photographer in Kfar Hatta reported dozens of families fleeing after the warning, with ambulances and fire services on standby. Lebanon’s health ministry confirmed casualties from previous strikes, including two killed on Sunday and 13 in November 2025 during an attack on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp.
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah signed in November 2024, Israel regularly targets suspected Hezbollah and Hamas operatives in Lebanon. Under pressure from the US and regional concerns, Lebanon has been disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River, but Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, have said the efforts remain insufficient.
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Beirut’s cabinet is scheduled to review army progress on Thursday, while the ceasefire monitoring committee—including Lebanon, Israel, the UN, the US, and France—is also set to meet this week. Since the ceasefire, at least 350 people in Lebanon have reportedly been killed by Israeli fire, according to health ministry data.