Beirut, May 11 -- Israel's parallel war with the Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon continued well into the weekend, with the IDF warning more civilians to evacuate their villages as the death toll in the country almost totalled 3,000.

The spree of violence has continued unabated despite a ceasefire signed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments a month ago, as the Hezbollah has refused to recognise the ceasefire, thereby complicating efforts to broker a wider peace deal between Washington and Tehran.

On Monday, Hezbollah released video purportedly showing strikes on IDF troops in southern Lebanon, with the Iranian proxy group claiming to have conducted multiple "confirmed hits".

Issuing its latest warning to Lebanese citizens, the ...