Israeli forces carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, hours after the United States and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal does not cover Israel’s operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
His office welcomed the pause in attacks on Iran but made clear that fighting would continue there.
The strikes hit areas around Tyre and Nabatieh.
Lebanese officials reported deaths and injuries, though exact numbers remained unclear in the early hours.
Israel also issued fresh evacuation orders for residents in parts of the south, telling people to move north of the Zahrani River.
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group, paused its attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon after the US-Iran announcement, according to sources close to the movement.
Yet Israeli officials insisted the regional truce did not extend to this front.
The conflict in Lebanon began after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in early March, in response to events involving Iran.
Since then, Israeli ground operations and air strikes have displaced more than one million people from southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Lebanese mediators and officials argued that the ceasefire should apply across the region to allow displaced families to return home.
They pointed to statements from Pakistan, which helped broker the US-Iran deal, suggesting it covered Lebanon as well.
Netanyahu rejected that view. He said Israel would press on with its campaign to secure its northern border and target Hezbollah infrastructure.
The moves come amid a fragile moment in the wider Middle East.
The US-Iran ceasefire aims to ease tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and other flashpoints, but the situation in Lebanon shows how interconnected the conflicts remain.
For now, many families in the south stay on the move or shelter in safer areas further north.
Aid groups warn that repeated evacuation orders have made daily life even harder, with roads damaged and basic services disrupted.
Both sides show no sign of backing down on this front.
Israel says it needs to push Hezbollah away from the border.
Hezbollah and Lebanese leaders call for an end to the strikes so people can rebuild.
The coming days will test whether the US-Iran pause can bring any calm to Lebanon or whether the fighting there continues on its own track.
