The Israeli military has carried out a new round of air strikes in southern Lebanon, less than a day after Israel and Lebanon held their first direct talks in decades.

Residents of the towns of Mjadel, Baraachit, Jbaa and Mahrouna were told to evacuate areas around locations that the Israeli military alleged were weapons warehouses belonging to the Iranian-backed group. No casualties have been reported.

An Israeli military spokesman said the sites constituted a ceasefire violation and warned that it would continue to operate “to remove any threat” to Israel.

Israel has carried out near-daily strikes on Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect in November 2024, following 13 months of conflict.

There was no immediate comment from Lebanon’s leaders in response to Thursday’s strikes. Lebanese politicians have previously condemned similar strikes as ceasefire violations.

Under the first phase of a deal brokered by the US and France, Israeli troops were to withdraw from southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah was to remove its fighters and weapons from south of the Litani river, about 30km (20 miles) from the border with Israel – a plan the group and its allies oppose.

Israel has maintained positions at several strategic border sites and stepped up its air strikes in recent weeks. It is an escalation officials say is driven by Hezbollah’s attempts to rebuild its military infrastructure and what they see as limited Lebanese government efforts to disarm the group.