Israel attacks Beirut, targets Hezbollah chief of staff

The Israeli military on Wednesday warned two villages in southern Lebanon -- Deir Kifa and Deir Qanun Al-Nahr -- to evacuate buildings near what it said are Hezbollah sites ahead of planned strikes.

The Israel Defense Forces later said it struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities “in the heart of the civilian population” in southern Lebanon.

“Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, such as precise weapons, prior warnings to the civilians, aerial observations and additional intelligence information,” the IDF said.

At least five Palestinians were killed in attacks by the Israeli army in different Gaza City neighborhoods on Wednesday, according to local hospitals.

The casualties were all inside the safe zone at the time, and were away from the yellow line that separates the Israeli-controlled area from the safe zone, ABC News has learned.

But the Israel Defense Forces said, “Several terrorists were identified crossing the yellow line and approaching IDF troops in the northern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat.”

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X that it conducted "two targeted attacks" killing alleged Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, one in the area of Bint Jbeil and another in Blida.

The IDF published video of strikes on two moving vehicles. It said the strikes killed one person it alleged was "engaged in reconstruction operations" for Hezbollah, and one person "who was observed collecting intelligence on our forces."

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck what it claimed was a Hamas compound in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.

At least 13 people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, which struck the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Sidon.

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller and Ghazi Balkiz