Five Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon

According to Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA), as quoted by Press TV, an Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Maarakeh in the Tyre district, killing one person. In the Jezzine district, Ali Badie, the mayor of the Ar-Rihan municipality, was killed in a separate Israeli strike. Three other individuals lost their lives in the towns of Deir al-Zahrani and Kafr Reman, located in the Nabatieh district.

In a separate incident, Israeli assaults at dawn resulted in the destruction of homes and government structures in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, as reported by NNA. The Israeli military also issued threats to the inhabitants of 24 Lebanese towns and villages, instructing them to evacuate their residences immediately and relocate "north of the Zahrani River." These forced evacuation orders apply to Deir al-Zahrani, al-Namirieh, al-Sharquieh, al-Dewayr, Harouf, Habboush, Kfarjoz, Zibdine (Nabatieh), Nabatieh al-Tahta, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Kfar Rouman, al-Mahmoudieh, Sajed (Jezzine), Reihan, Aaramta, Kfarchouba, Mlki, Al-Lawiza (Jezzine), Jarjouh, and Arab Salim.

On Saturday, the Israeli military announced that an air raid alert had been triggered in the northern town of Metula due to the "infiltration of a hostile aircraft" from Lebanon, although they did not specify the resistance group Hezbollah. Meanwhile, the municipality and city council of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon have reacted angrily to a report by the Saudi-owned al-Hadath television news channel on the existence of Hezbollah tunnels underneath the city.

According to Mehr News, the report by Press TV and NNA detailed the casualties and destruction caused by the Israeli strikes, highlighting the ongoing tensions in the region.