BEIRUT
\nIsrael renewed its strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday, state media reported, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon. The Israeli army also issued an evacuation warning for a building near the southern city of Tyre.
\nLebanese armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, has not claimed any operations since 1am. Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and on Israeli troops in Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of the US-Iran \u200cceasefire announced earlier, \u200cthree Lebanese \u200csources close to the group told Reuters.
\nIran-backed Hezbollah is expected to issue a statement outlining its formal position on the ceasefire and on Netanyahu\u2019s assertion that Lebanon is not included, the three Lebanese sources said. Israel\u2019s military said it \u2018continues fighting and ground operations\u2019 in its war against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he welcomed \u200cthe \u200cceasefire between Iran \u200cand the United States, at the start of his meeting on defense \u200cwith advisers \u200cand members \u200cof \u200chis cabinet, but added the situation \u200cin Lebanon remained critical and called for Lebanon to be included in the deal.
\nLebanon\u2019s army warned people against returning to the country\u2019s south on Wednesday, where the Israeli military is still launching attacks, as Israel said the ceasefire with Iran did not include its conflict with Hezbollah.
\n\u201cIn light of regional developments and reports circulating about a ceasefire, (the army) urges citizens to wait before returning to southern villages and towns and to avoid approaching areas where Israeli occupation forces have advanced… since they may be exposing themselves to the ongoing Israeli attacks,\u201d the Lebanese army said in a statement.
\nAn media correspondent in the Tyre region saw a small number of people heading south, from where hundreds of thousands have been displaced since Lebanon was drawn into the war on March 2. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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