Israel’s military renewed evacuation threats for residents of 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon as air strikes and drone attacks continued across the region despite an extended ceasefire agreement.
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee urged residents to immediately leave their homes ahead of expected attacks, while Israeli forces carried out strikes in multiple areas of southern Lebanon.
A drone attack in the Remal neighbourhood killed one person and wounded another, according to a medical source cited by Al Jazeera.
An additional Israeli air strike targeted the outskirts of Burj Shamali near the southern city of Tyre.
The Israeli military also said it launched an interceptor toward a “suspected aerial target” detected over territory occupied by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, adding that no alerts were activated.
The latest attacks came as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued to escalate despite a ceasefire announced in mid-April under US auspices.
According to reports, at least 880 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the Gaza ceasefire began in October.
Separately, at least 3,042 people have been killed across Lebanon since fighting resumed between Israel and Hezbollah on March 2.
Residents displaced from southern Lebanon said ongoing strikes were destroying homes and making entire communities uninhabitable.
Many families have sought refuge in Tyre after shelters in Beirut reached capacity.
Lebanese officials meanwhile said discussions with Israel under US mediation remained focused on technical security arrangements rather than broader political issues.
A Lebanese official told Al Jazeera Arabic that Beirut rejected the term “disarmament” regarding Hezbollah and instead proposed strengthening monitoring mechanisms through the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
The official also said Lebanon sought the creation of a joint Lebanese-American fact-finding committee to oversee implementation of military commitments.
The negotiations mark the first time in decades that Lebanese and Israeli representatives have met in the same room in Washington.