Lebanese capital’s south hit after Israel orders evacuations; Israeli PM’s office says he and US president-elect ‘agreed to work together for Israel’s security’

In an operational update issued via its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that its air operations on Baalbek and north of the Litani River in Lebanon had “eliminated” what it claimed were “approximately 60 Hezbollah terrorists” in attacks on what it said were 20 targets.

The claims have not been independently verified. The Lebanese health ministry yesterday put the death toll in strikes on Baalbek at 40 people.