At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.

At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had started conducting strikes in southern Lebanon after accusing Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, of a cease-fire violation. Hezbollah did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Both sides have accused each other of violating the cease-fire for weeks. Earlier on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the Arabic-language spokeswoman of the Israeli military, directed the residents of Al-Mansouri, a village in southern Lebanon, to leave their homes. “For your safety, you are urged to evacuate from Al-Mansouri immediately and move at least 1,000 meters away,” Colonel Waweya wrote in a social media post, adding, “Remaining in the vicinity of Hezbollah operatives, military infrastructure, or weapons places your life at risk.” The agreement between the United States and Iran in June to pause their war also called for an end to military operations in Lebanon. While there have been periodic flare-ups since then between Israel and Hezbollah, the two sides have largely scaled back their fighting against each other. On Wednesday, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were meeting in Rome for the second consecutive day of talks aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement. Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in late June, separate from the deal between the United States and Iran, affirming “their mutual desire to live in security as neighboring sovereign states” and “their intent to conclusively end the conflict.”