Also on Saturday, Israel's military ordered residents of 23 southern Lebanese villages to evacuate to areas north of the Awali River, which flows from the western Bekaa Valley into the Mediterranean.

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Israel’s military warned civilians to leave Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley via three routes. The city had largely been spared Israeli bombardment until this week.

It came hours after tens of thousands of residents fled in response to evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military that covered the entire city and two neighbouring towns.

Israel launches Beirut strikes, orders more evacuations in southern Lebanon Medics among those killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut as Hezbollah claims attacks on Israeli positions near border.

Israel's assault against Hezbollah over the past three weeks has uprooted 1.2 million Lebanese and inflicted an unprecedented blow on the group by killing most of its senior leadership.

No evacuation orders were given for any of the towns struck overnight. Israel has stepped up airstrikes across Lebanon over the last month, saying it is targeting the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Israel Issues New Evacuation Warnings in Lebanon The widespread orders across southern Lebanon came amid what appeared to be intensifying efforts to reach a cease-fire.

Israel has carried out at least four air strikes on the historic Lebanese port city of Tyre, hours after expanding its evacuation orders to cover several central neighbourhoods.