Lebanon news: Israel issues evacuation warning [Video]

JERUSALEM –

The Israeli military said it struck 300 targets Monday in Lebanon in one of the most intense barrages of airstrikes in nearly a year of fighting against the Hezbollah militant group.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said 50 people were killed and 300 wounded, making this past week the deadliest in Lebanon since the conflict started in October. In the last seven days, around 150 people have been killed, many of them civilians.

Before the escalation beginning with the wave of pager explosions last Tuesday, around 600 people had been killed in Lebanon since October, mostly fighters, but also more than 100 civilians.

The army announced the action on social media, posting a photo of what is said was the military chief, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, approving additional attacks from military headquarters in Tel Aviv.