Photo circulated on X shows aftermath of the Israeli attack on the Lebanese town of Toul
The evacuation order included a map marking a structure and a 500-metre (0.3-mile) radius around it in red.
The statement, issued in Arabic, warned residents they were near Hezbollah positions and urged them “to evacuate these buildings immediately and move away from them.”
Israel has continued its air strikes on neighbouring Lebanon despite a truce agreed in November aimed at halting more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah, including two months of full-scale war during which Israel launched a sweeping assault on Lebanon.
Since the ceasefire started, Israel has violated the agreement over 3,000 times. Under the terms, Hezbollah fighters must withdraw north of the Litani River and dismantle their military infrastructure south of it.
Toul, targeted by Israel today, lies approximately 35 kilometres north of the Israeli border, beyond the Litani River. Footage circulating on social media shows thick smoke rising following the attack.
Under the agreement, Israel was to withdraw all forces from Lebanon but has continued to occupy five key areas in the south, in clear violation of the truce terms.
The Lebanese army has deployed in the south and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure.
The truce is based on a UN Security Council resolution that states Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers should be the only armed forces in south Lebanon and calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.
Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all its troops.
Hezbollah has complied with disarmament requirements in the south but has refused to do so in other parts of Lebanon, arguing that the state cannot assert sole authority over weapons until Israel fully withdraws from Lebanese territory.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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