Israeli army 'temporarily suspends' strike on south Lebanon home

The Israeli military said it would "temporarily" suspend a strike planned for Saturday that was intended to target what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military issued a warning earlier on Saturday announcing an imminent strike and warning people in the Yanouh area of south Lebanon to evacuate immediately.

But later Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said "the strike was temporarily suspended," adding that the military "continues to monitor the target."

The suspension came after the Lebanese Army "requested access again to the specified site... and to address the breach of the agreement," he said on X.

Adraee added that the military would "not allow" Hezbollah to "redeploy or rearm."

A Lebanese security source said the army had previously tried to search the building that the Israeli military wanted to target but could not because of objections from residents.

But the source told AFP that the Lebanese Army was able to enter and search the building after returning a second time, because residents "felt threatened," adding that they were evacuated over fears of a strike.

Lebanese media reports said Lebanese troops found no arms in the building and were still deployed there on Sunday morning.