Hezbollah said on Saturday it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, as exchanges of fire between the two sides have intensified despite Lebanon-Israel negotiations. In at least two statements, the Iran-backed group said it launched a "rocket barrage" at the town "in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire". Meanwhile, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, saying it was about to strike Hezbollah targets there. The Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X that the Israeli military “is compelled to take decisive action” against Hezbollah in light of the group’s “violations of the ceasefire agreement”.
