Three people have been injured in an Israeli air strike on the town of Ainata, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reports. Israel is deepening its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the public will have to remain calm the next few days, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday, signalling that he expected intensified fire from across the border.
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"Hezbollah is firing from your area. You must leave your homes immediately and head north of the Khiam area until four o'clock and not return to the area until the war is over," the attached message said. It said the commander had gained access to templates and Arabic translations and managed to use some drones to drop the flyers over the villages, without official IDF permission.
"We reiterate that targeting civilians, for any reason, is a violation of international humanitarian law. Threats to civilians, by any actor, are unacceptable," said Kandice Ardiel, UNIFIL deputy spokesperson.
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