Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Reuters reported citing Lebanon’s health ministry, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the “buffer zone” it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.
Sunday’s death toll included two children and two women. Israel said one of its soldiers was also killed.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military said in a statement on X that Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire and that Israel would act against it, telling people to head north and west away from the towns.
According to Reuters, the towns are north of the Litani River and the zone in southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli troops, who have continued military operations despite the ceasefire.
The Israeli military said that it struck Hezbollah fighters, rocket launchers and a weapons depot.
“From our perspective, what obliges us is the security of Israel, the security of our soldiers, the security of our communities,” Reuters quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
“We act vigorously according to the rules we agreed upon with the United States, and also, by the way, with Lebanon.”
Hezbollah said it would not cease its attacks on Israeli troops inside Lebanon and on towns in northern Israel as long as Israel continued its “ceasefire violations.”
The Iran-backed group added in a statement that it would not wait for diplomacy that has “proven ineffective” or rely on Lebanese authorities that had “failed to protect the country.”
Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli troops inside Lebanon as well as the rescue force that came to evacuate them. The Israeli military said one soldier was killed and six more were wounded.
More than 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since the most recent war between Hezbollah and Israel began on March 2, days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, according to Reuters.
The toll includes 277 women, 177 children and 100 medics, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
Hezbollah attacks have killed two civilians in Israel while 16 Israeli soldiers have died in Lebanon since March 2, according to Israeli authorities.
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