The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, today said that it struck around 10 Hezbollah targets in seven different areas of southern Lebanon. The IDF said the military struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility, infrastructure sites, military structures and a launcher in southern Lebanon. Recently, fears have grown regarding an escalation of the conflict.

This weekend, 12 teenagers and children were killed in a strike on the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, which Israel blamed on Hezbollah.

In a related development, the Indian Embassy in Lebanon issued a travel advisory yesterday for Indian nationals. The advisory stated that Indians in Lebanon or those planning to travel to Lebanon must remain in contact with the Embassy in Beirut. The governments of the UK, Germany, France and America also issued travel warnings to their citizens, calling on them to leave Lebanon or avoid travel there.