Israel's military calls residents in S. Lebanon to evacuate ahead of strikes

JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Thursday called residents of two villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately ahead of a strike, in another sign of escalation amid an ongoing fragile ceasefire.

The military will "attack in the near time frame military infrastructure belonging to... Hezbollah," Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), wrote in a post on social media X.

He said the reason for the imminent attack is Hezbollah's alleged attempts to rebuild its military power in the region.

He published a map of the villages of Al-Tayyiba and Tayr Debba with buildings marked in red, and said residents should stay at least 500 meters away from these sites. ■