Israeli Army Issues Evacuation Warnings for Multiple Areas in Southern Lebanon

On the 16th local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced that evacuation warnings had been issued to nine villages in southern Lebanon, requiring local residents to evacuate at least one kilometer. The IDF stated that this move is in preparation for airstrikes on relevant targets.

The IDF claimed that the related actions are connected to what Hezbollah refers to as "violations of the ceasefire agreement." Earlier that day, a drone suspected to have been launched from Lebanon triggered alarms in the Meron area of Israel. The IDF stated that the incident has concluded with no casualties.

A temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel began at midnight on April 17, and U.S. President Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire on the 23rd of the same month. However, since the ceasefire began, the IDF has conducted airstrikes almost daily in southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire agreement, and has dismantled and destroyed what it calls Hezbollah's "military infrastructure" in the areas of southern Lebanon it occupies. On May 15, a Lebanese delegation issued a statement saying that diplomatic progress favorable to Lebanon had been made during two days of talks held in Washington among Lebanon, the United States, and Israel, with all parties agreeing to extend the ceasefire for another 45 days. On the same day, the IDF carried out airstrikes in multiple locations in southern Lebanon, resulting in at least 12 deaths. Data released earlier on the 15th by the Lebanese Ministry of Health indicated that since the resumption of hostilities on March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have resulted in 2,951 deaths and 8,988 injuries. (Reporter Zhao Bing from the Central Broadcasting Station)