The attacks came a day after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for areas south of the Zahrani River, saying it planned to target Hezbollah positions.
Dujarric said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) recorded approximately 670 projectile trajectories on Wednesday, the highest number since a US-mediated cessation of hostilities took effect on April 17.
He added that UNIFIL had observed intensive Israeli military activity, including air strikes, armored vehicle movements, engineering operations and reports of ground incursions north of the Litani River.
The UN’s special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and UNIFIL commander Lt Gen Aroldo Lazaro continued contacts with the parties to push for de-escalation and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, Dujarric said.
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The UN humanitarian office, OCHA, meanwhile, warned that renewed evacuation orders over a period of 48 hours had affected hundreds of thousands of people south of the Zahrani River, including residents of Tyre and Nabatieh.
“Families are once again being forced to flee their homes under conditions that are intolerable for any human being,” Dujarric said, noting that collective shelters in Tyre and Sidon were reportedly full.
