"Urgent warning to the residents of the Beqaa region, specifically the residents of the villages and towns of Douris, Brital, and Majdaloun: Hezbollah's activities in the area are forcing the IDF (Israeli military) to operate forcefully against it in order to target its military infrastructure," the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X.

"To ensure your safety, we urge you to evacuate the area immediately and head west."

Earlier on Thursday, the military issued an unprecedented warning for hundreds of thousands of residents to leave Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of Hezbollah.

Later, Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned the district would face devastation similar to Gaza.

"Hezbollah made a mistake, and it will pay a heavy price. We are striking at the head of the octopus in Iran, and at the same time we will sever Hezbollah's arm," he said in a video statement as he visited Israel's northern border.