Khaberni - The Israeli military launched an airstrike targeting a building in the Al-Shabriha Al-Abbasiya area in the district of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, according to the official Lebanese news agency, at a time when statements are conflicting about Lebanon entering into a ceasefire agreement announced between the United States and Iran.
This Wednesday morning, the Israeli military issued urgent evacuation warnings to residents of areas in the city of Tyre, instructing them to immediately evacuate and head north of the Zaharani River, in preparation for launching airstrikes on the area.
The spokesperson for the Israeli military, Avichay Adraee, claimed that these measures are a result of Hezbollah's activities which force the military to act against it with force.
In related news, Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported that the occupation's fighter jets launched airstrikes targeting the town of Srifa and the surroundings of Al Sharqiya town in southern Lebanon, in conjunction with intensive military movements on the border.
Call for Caution in Returning
In turn, the Lebanese army urged displaced persons to exercise caution when returning to their homes in the south of the country, while a few residents were seen driving their cars on Wednesday morning towards areas they had previously evacuated at the start of the war.
The army stated in a communique that it urges citizens "to exercise caution in returning to the southern villages and towns and to avoid approaching areas where Israeli occupation forces have made incursions, to preserve their safety, especially as they may expose their lives to risk from ongoing Israeli attacks".
Earlier on Wednesday before dawn, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of 8 people and injuries to 22 in an Israeli airstrike targeting the seafront in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and local media broadcast images showing destruction at one of the cafes.
Ambiguity around Lebanon
This comes at a time when there is political ambiguity, as the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that Israel supports President Donald Trump's decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, but emphasized that this agreement "does not include Lebanon".
On the other hand, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, whose country plays a mediating role, announced that the agreement includes an immediate ceasefire "everywhere including Lebanon," which Tehran also adheres to.
The Associated Press quoted an official involved in the negotiations stating that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that three Lebanese sources close to Hezbollah said that the group had stopped attacks on northern Israel and on Israeli forces in Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran previously announced.
The three sources expected that Hezbollah would issue a statement clarifying its official stance on the ceasefire and also on Netanyahu's confirmation of Lebanon's exclusion from it.
Hezbollah has not launched any attacks against Israel since midnight of the previous night, shortly before the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
