The Israeli ​military said ‌on Wednesday ​it ​had carried out ⁠the ​largest strikes ​against Lebanon’s Hezbollah since ​this ​war began, striking ‌the ⁠militant group’s infrastructure ​within ​the ⁠heart of ​civilian ​areas ⁠across the country.

Earlier, Lebanon’s Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and ​on Israeli troops in Lebanon as part of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, but a lawmaker from the Iran-aligned group said Israel must ‌also adhere to the truce or it would collapse.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overnight that the ceasefire suspending the six-week-old US-Israeli war against Iran did not apply to Lebanon, and the Israeli military said it was continuing its operations against Hezbollah there.

“The battle in Lebanon continues, and the ceasefire does not include Lebanon,” Israel’s military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement on X on ​Wednesday, while reiterating evacuation orders affecting large swaths of southern Lebanon.

Israel’s stance contradicted that of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key intermediary in the US-Iran ceasefire ​talks, who had said the truce would include Lebanon.

The Lebanese state news agency NNA reported continued Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon, ⁠including artillery shelling and a dawn air strike on a building near a hospital that killed four people.

An Israeli strike on the southern city of Sidon killed ​eight people and wounded 22 others, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

Hezbollah stopped attacking Israeli targets early on Wednesday, three Lebanese sources close to the group told Reuters.

The group is likely ​to issue a statement outlining its formal position on the ceasefire and on Netanyahu’s assertion that Lebanon is not included, the three Lebanese sources said.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday the situation in Lebanon remained critical and called for Lebanon to be included in the deal. France maintains close ties with Lebanon, a former protectorate.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has urged Pakistan to press Israel for violating the two-week ceasefire agreed to by the US and Iran.

The Lebanese speaker said that despite the ceasefire, Israel was continuing attacks in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency.

Berri conveyed his concerns during a call with Pakistan’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Salman Athar, asking him to relay the situation on the ground to authorities in Islamabad.

During the conversation, Berri also praised Pakistan’s role in helping broker regional calm, while emphasising the need for diplomatic efforts to address what he described as repeated breaches of the ceasefire agreement.