Nearly three hours after the evacuation warnings were issued by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesperson, Israeli warplanes struck the villages, including Anqoun.
In a televised message, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem also urged the Lebanese government to halt "direct talks" with Israel, calling it a "farce and humiliation."
The president's acknowledgement of the tense call with Netanyahu that involved expletives is a sign of the growing pressure he faces to resolve the Iran war.
