A senior Biden adviser, Amos Hochstein, cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday against initiating a wider war against Lebanon, three sources familiar with the meetings told Axios.

Kan claims the prime minister favors a limited operation in Lebanon and quotes an unnamed source close to Netanyahu suggesting Gallant could be replaced if he continues to oppose the plan. However, a “diplomatic official” denied these claims.

Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel's military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval.

Rockets were fired at Israeli territory from Lebanon, the military said, following the alerts, which sounded in northern Israel at 2:19 p.m. local time. Some of the rockets were intercepted while others crashed in open areas,