Southern Lebanon has witnessed a significant military escalation in recent hours, as the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes alongside artillery shelling targeting several towns, amid increasing displacement from villages south of the Litani River.

Concurrently, Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over the capital, Beirut, and villages in Mount Lebanon.

The Israeli Air Force launched a raid on the center of eastern Zawtar village, coinciding with concentrated artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of the towns of Mayfadoun and Yohmor al-Shaqif. The shelling also hit the river valley between Deir Siryan, Yohmor, and Zawtar.

A correspondent from Annahar reported that the Israeli raids are concentrated in western Zawtar village, in conjunction with continuous artillery shelling.

Khiam village in southern Lebanon. (AFP)

Additionally, a correspondent from Annahar mentioned a wave of displacement toward Beirut from the city and villages in the Nabatieh district due to ongoing confrontations and Israeli violations, following the directives of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strongly hit Hezbollah targets.

Renewed Warnings

Following this, villages south of the Litani River witnessed heavy displacement towards Sidon city following the attacks that hit more than one area, coupled with the warnings issued by the Israeli army to several villages.

Moreover, the deployment of UNIFIL patrols was recorded in several villages south of the Litani River.

In the day's first operations, Hezbollah announced it targeted a gathering of Israeli army soldiers in Taybeh village using a kamikaze drone, and also targeted an Israeli evacuation force in the same village with a kamikaze device.

Yesterday, Saturday, the Israeli air force launched attacks on dozens of "Hezbollah" targets in southern Lebanon.

In a related context, the newspaper "Israel Today" reported that a senior Israeli official stated that disarming "Hezbollah" is a goal for Israel.