The Israeli military issued urgent evacuation warnings on Tuesday for residents of 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, ahead of anticipated operations targeting Hezbollah forces. The alert came despite an existing ceasefire agreement, with the military citing continued violations by Hezbollah as justification for its planned actions. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli Defense Forces' Arabic-language spokesperson, urged civilians to maintain a distance of at least 1,000 meters from the targeted areas for their own safety.

According to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes on several locations in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. Hezbollah, in turn, announced it had deployed a “swarm of attack drones” against a gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in northern Israel. The Lebanese militant group also took responsibility for additional attacks against Israeli forces inside Lebanese territory.

The Israeli military reported intercepting a drone crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel after sirens sounded in multiple northern communities. Since the ceasefire was implemented on April 17, Israel has continued conducting strikes, demolitions, and issuing evacuation orders in southern Lebanon, asserting that its operations aim to target the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Hezbollah has reciprocated with ongoing attacks against Israeli forces both in southern Lebanon and across the northern Israeli border. On Monday, the group claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting the vehicle of an Israeli army brigade commander. The situation remains volatile despite diplomatic efforts to stabilize the region.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke out on Monday, pledging to “do the impossible” to end the conflict. His remarks came as the Lebanese health ministry reported that Israeli strikes have resulted in more than 3,000 fatalities since the war began on March 2, including at least 211 individuals under the age of 18 and 116 healthcare workers. Aoun outlined Lebanon’s position for negotiations, calling for an Israeli withdrawal, a renewed ceasefire, deployment of the Lebanese army along the border, return of displaced persons, and economic assistance.

Last week, Lebanese and Israeli representatives held a third round of talks in Washington, leading to a 45-day extension of the truce, though Hezbollah has expressed opposition to the discussions. The ceasefire has not halted violence, as demonstrated by Hezbollah’s recent reported drone attacks.

The National News Agency noted that Israeli strikes persisted across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, following the killing of seven people in the country the day before, including a Palestinian Islamic Jihad member in the northeast, far from the Israel-Lebanon border. Israeli forces have also advanced into and occupied parts of southern Lebanon, operating within a zone defined by Israel as a “yellow line,” roughly 10 kilometers north of the border. These forces have conducted extensive demolitions within the occupied area.