Amid rising tensions, new instructions for residents of northern settlements

The Upper Galilee Regional Council issued a statement to settlers on Friday morning, advising them to avoid gatherings, stressing the need to adhere to the instructions of the Israeli army and the Home Front Command. 'Residents of the evacuated villages are only asked to avoid gatherings and limit movement within the town,' the statement read. This statement comes at a time when clashes between Hezbollah and Israel are renewed, after a short period of calm following the "preemptive attack" launched by the Israeli army at the beginning of last week. Earlier today, the Israeli army announced that fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah weapons depot in the area of ??the town of Blida in southern Lebanon at night, and that military buildings belonging to the party were also targeted in the areas of Aita al-Shaab and Yarin in southern Lebanon. Yesterday, violent clashes erupted on the northern front, where the Israeli army attacked a Hezbollah fighter in the village of Kafra, killing him. Hezbollah responded by f iring a barrage of rockets towards northern settlements, followed by Lebanese media reports that the Israeli army had launched attacks on targets in southern Lebanon. Israeli media reported that the Israeli Air Force launched a wide wave of attacks in southern Lebanon, where 14 raids were carried out in various areas, including Al-Jbeen, Tyre Harfa, Wadi Zebqin, and Al-Eiziyeh. Source: Maan News Agency