The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, targeting rocket launchers and buildings allegedly used by the terror group to advance attacks, after the army issued evacuation warnings for over 20 locations.

The military added that it killed several Hezbollah operatives identified in areas of southern Lebanon where troops were operating.

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported airstrikes in several areas covered by the evacuation warnings, including the villages of Rihan and Sujud, located not far from the city of Nabatieh, which is considered to be a Hezbollah stronghold.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese army said one of its soldiers was seriously wounded in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese Armed Forces, the soldier was first targeted near a hospital in Nabatieh, without being injured.

He was then targeted again on a road between Kfar Roummane and Nabatieh, “resulting in him sustaining serious injuries,” the LAF said.

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بالفيديو: الجيش اللبناني ينسحب من ثكنة كفرتبنيت في قضاء النبطية pic.twitter.com/pjNGmijLKt

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There was no immediate comment from the IDF.

The Lebanese army withdrew from its positions in the southern town of Kfar Tebnit, close to Nabatieh, as the IDF advanced in the area, according to Lebanese media.

Footage published by Lebanese media shows armored vehicles of the LAF driving away from Kfar Tebnit on the outskirts of Nabatieh.

In a separate statement, the IDF said that seven Hezbollah........

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