Israel urged civilians to evacuate parts of eastern Lebanon linked to Hezbollah. Monday was the deadliest single day of conflict in Lebanon since its 15-year civil war.

After almost a year of war against Hamas in Gaza on its southern border, Israel is shifting its focus to the northern frontier.

Israel's military says it has struck 300 Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon since Monday morning. Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.

The Israeli military is calling on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where it claims Hezbollah has stored weapons

The group, founded during Israel’s war in Lebanon in the 1980s, is also a powerful force in Lebanese politics and essentially runs part of Lebanon. It has spent much of its four-decade history attacking Israel,

Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 270 Lebanese in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah.

The strikes come as the Israeli army issued evacuation orders, the first of its kind in nearly a year of a steadily escalating conflict.

Israel has launched a new wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, with residents in some areas being warned to evacuate.