IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Terrorist in Southern Lebanon

The IDF struck a Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, the military stated, citing the terror group's "repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings." The IDF noted that the strike was conducted in the Sidon area of the country, without providing further details. Separately, in Gaza, the IDF issued an "evacuation order" in the southern area of the Strip, the first one since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area it controls. IDF asks for evacuation in southern Gaza? Residents of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, said the leaflets were dropped on Monday on families living in tent encampments in the Al-Reqeb neighborhood. "Urgent message. The area is under IDF control. You must evacuate immediately," said the leaflets, written in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, which the army dropped over the Al‑Reqeb neighborhood in the town of Bani Suhaila. Israel's military denied having plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from the area. It confirmed the leaflet drops but said they were aimed at warning Palestinians not to cross the armistice line with Hamas. In the two-year war before the US brokered ceasefire was signed in October, Israel dropped leaflets over areas that were subsequently raided or bombarded, forcing some families to move several times. Residents and a source from the Hamas terror group said this was the first time they had been dropped since then. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the IDF published a statement on an overnight movement by a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, "posing an imminent threat to their safety." According to the IDF, "Following the identification, in order to remove the threat, the troops eliminated the terrorist." The Israeli army Southern Command troops declared to continue coping with the ceasefire agreement, and "will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat."