Israel will carry out targeted strikes on sites belonging to Hezbollah's financial arm in Lebanon in coming hours and Lebanese residents have been urged to evacuate areas close to those facilities, Israeli chief military spokesperson said on Sunday.

Fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it said was a Hezbollah "command center" in the Lebanese capital, while in Gaza rescuers reported 73 people killed in a single airstrike. The strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to assassinate him by targeting his residence.

The Israeli army reported an airstrike on Sunday targeting Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and underground weapon manufacturing workshops in the southern district of Beirut. The military claims that the attack killed three commanders of the organization.