Lebanon's Health Ministry said Saturday that the cumulative death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 3,756, with 11,632 others wounded, as Israeli strikes and shelling across the country continued.
Three people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).
The casualties include the mukhtar (mayor) of the town of Rihan, Ali Badih, who was killed in an Israeli strike on the town in the Jezzine district.
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck more than 70 Hezbollah military infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon over the previous 24 hours,
The targets included launchers and structures used by Hezbollah to carry out attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians, the IDF said in a statement.
The military added that it had also killed Hezbollah militants identified in areas where IDF troops were operating in southern Lebanon.
In response, Hezbollah said it launched drone attacks on Israeli military vehicles on the same day.
Also on Saturday, the IDF told residents of 20 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate.
"Anyone who is in the vicinity of Hezbollah installations or means of warfare is endangering their lives," according to the IDF.
Lebanon says death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 rises to 3,756
