The Israeli military said it had begun targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to a violation by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation warning to the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri, saying it would act against Hezbollah in the area.
Background
This is not the first time Israel has taken action in the area. In late June, Israel dropped flyers on the village, warning residents to leave as Israel had added Mansouri to a self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon.
Some Lebanese farmers had been continuing to access their fields and homes in the towns despite Israeli forces operating nearby. On June 26, Lebanon and Israel agreed to a U.S.-brokered security arrangement intended to ease hostilities along the border, but Israel said it would maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon to eliminate the threat of Hezbollah.
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