Israeli military ‘to launch operations on Lebanon’s southern coast’

A crater caused by an Israeli airstrike that hit a seaside coffee shop in Ghaziyeh town, southern Lebanon, on Sunday (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

The Israeli military says it will soon launch operations on Lebanon’s southern coast, telling residents to stay off the beaches and fishermen off the sea for a 60-kilometre (36 miles) stretch along the Mediterranean.

The military’s statement did not specify what operations would be carried out.