A member of Lebanese civil defence was killed on Friday in an Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.

An Israeli army drone strike targeted a car on the road connecting Kfarchuba and Kfarhamam in the Hasbaya district, killing the civil defence member.

Ahead of the attacks, the Israeli army had ordered residents of six towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately.

Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, said residents of the towns and villages of Nmairiyeh, Tayr Felsay, Hallousiyyeh, Upper Hallousiyyeh, Toura and Maarakeh were asked to leave.

Despite a ceasefire deal announced on April 17 and extended until May 17, the Israeli army continues to conduct daily strikes in Lebanon.

Since March 2, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 2,727 people, wounded 8,438 and displaced more than 1.6 million, about one-fifth of the population, according to the latest official figures.

Israel occupies areas in southern Lebanon, including some it has held for decades and others since the 2023-2024 war, and has advanced about 10 kilometres inside the southern border during the current conflict.