Israel issues evacuation warning as it ‘deepens’ attacks on Lebanon

People in Lebanon are receiving text messages and phone calls from a Lebanese number, instructing them to immediately move away from any posts used by Hezbollah, Reuters reports. Earlier, an Israeli military spokesperson issued a similar warning in a televised statement, stating that the message was being "distributed in Arabic on all networks and platforms in Lebanon."
The Israeli army has been urging Lebanese civilians to "move away" from Hezbollah sites it plans to target and announced that it will carry out more "extensive and precise" strikes against Hezbollah. This marks the first warning issued by Israel's military to the Lebanese people since the Gaza war erupted nearly a year ago.
Lebanese Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, reportedly received a call with a voicemail urging the evacuation of a building, according to the agency.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the military will act with full force - and won't stop until the threat of Hezbollah is removed.

Al Jazeera is covering this story from various locations. Zeina Khodr is near Tyre, where large explosions have taken place, and Imran Khan is reporting from southern Lebanon, where Israeli airstrikes are ongoing. Dorsa Jabbari brings updates from the capital, Beirut, while Zein Basravi, reporting from Amman, covers the Israeli army's stance. Al Jazeera’s defence editor, Alex Gatopoulos, is in the studio providing military analysis.

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