In Lebanon, to the north, the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group, began firing into Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Since the conflict erupted, more than 3,200 people have been killed and more than 14,000 wounded in Lebanon, the country's Health Ministry reported.

The widespread orders across southern Lebanon came amid what appeared to be intensifying efforts to reach a cease-fire.

Dozens of people were killed in Israeli military strikes on northern Lebanon and the Gaza strip, including as many as 20 children, authorities said.

Israel's newly appointed Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that "there will be no ceasefire and there will be no break in the strikes against Hezbollah" militants in Lebanon.

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Israel struck Lebanon's northernmost Akkar region on Monday, killing at least eight people according to authorities, in one of the farthest attacks from the Israeli border since war erupted in September.

Israel's new foreign minister has said there had been progress toward a ceasefire in Lebanon, where war has raged for more than six weeks as Israel targets Hezbollah.