IDF Warns Lebanese to Leave Target Areas as Air Force Strikes Hezbollah's Embedded Missile Sites

Israel hit 300 targets in Lebanon after announcing Monday that it is ramping up its attacks against Hezbollah's stockpile of Russian-made missiles in Lebanon. The IDF has warned civilians to evacuate areas where the terror group stores and fires its weapons. The escalation follows a weekend rocket barrage of Hezbollah rockets hitting Israeli cities as far south as Haifa and Nazareth. and reprisal strikes by the Israel Air Force.

Early Monday, Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying it's doing everything in its power to warn Lebanese civilians to get away from homes and buildings where DR-3 Cruise missiles are located.

It read, "The IDF will engage in extensive, precise strikes against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon. We advise civilians from Lebanese villages located in and next to buildings in areas used by Hezbollah for military purposes, such as those used to store weapons to immediately move out of harm's way for their own safety."