Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and injured others on Saturday, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued despite an ongoing ceasefire.

The strikes came as Israel’s military issued fresh warnings, urging residents of nine villages in the south to evacuate.

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah has persisted even though a ceasefire has been in place since April 17.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that a strike on a car in the village of Kfar Dajal killed two people, while another airstrike on a house in Lwaizeh left three dead. A separate attack in Shoukin also killed two people, according to the agency.

Israel’s military Arabic-language spokeswoman, Ella Waweya, said in a post on X that the Israeli air force carried out about 50 airstrikes over the past 24 hours, targeting Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.

Hezbollah, in turn, said it launched a drone attack on Israeli troops gathered inside a house in the coastal village of Bayed.

The latest round of fighting began on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, two days after the United States and Israel launched a war against its main ally, Iran. Since then, Israel has conducted hundreds of airstrikes and sent ground troops into southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of border towns and villages.

Amid the conflict, Lebanon and Israel have held their first direct talks in more than 30 years. The two sides have officially remained at war since Israel’s founding in 1948.

A 10-day ceasefire announced in Washington took effect on April 17 and was later extended by three weeks.