Israel says it's creating a "security zone" inside Lebanon, where homes will be demolished, and residents won't be allowed to return home until people in northern Israel feel safe.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 15 people, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close.

Ludar, from Yuvalim, was a soldier in the Maglan Unit, Commando Brigade. His name was shared after his family was notified.

Christian villages in southern Lebanon are spending Easter under siege, as the Lebanese Army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants.

On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed at least 15 people in Lebanon, including a 4-year-old girl in the southern town of Kfar Hatta, far from the border with Israel.

Christians are estimated to make up around a third of Lebanon’s population of roughly 5.5 million people. With 12 Christian sects, the country is home to the largest proportion of Christians of any nation in the Arab world.

A growing number of Shiite families displaced by the war in Lebanon say they’re being pushed out of towns where they feel unwelcome.

The advisory follows recent military developments, including a US fighter jet being shot down over Iran and Israeli strikes on parts of Beirut.