Israel's military said on Saturday it had ordered extra forces to deploy its northern command as tensions remained high with Lebanon's heavily armed Shia movement Hezbollah.

The occupation army said its "ground forces, air, navy and intelligence forces improved their preparedness for various scenarios in the northern command area." It said the measures had been taken in the past week.

"Reserve soldiers have received a message regarding the relevant time they need to deploy," the Israeli army said in a statement.

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