Lebanon: Israel carried out heavy airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting what it described as Hezbollah weapons depots and other sites. The bombardment followed an earlier drone strike that killed one person and injured 11 others, including students travelling on a nearby bus.

The escalation came a day after an Israeli strike on the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp killed 13 people — the deadliest attack in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago.

Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Rise

Israel’s military warned residents in several southern Lebanese villages to leave their homes before strikes began in Shehour and Deir Kifa. The army accused Hezbollah of rebuilding its capabilities in the area, claiming the group had embedded weapons faciliti

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