At least 2,167 people have been killed and 7,061 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says strikes on Hezbollah continue, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Netanyahu said that Israeli forces are still striking Lebanon saying, "We are about to overwhelm Bint Jbeil, we are about to essentially eliminate this great stronghold of Hezbollah," in a video message Wednesday.

"I gave instructions to the IDF yesterday to continue to deepen the security zone, and also to deploy it east to the slopes of Mount Hermon," Netanyahu added.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied reports that the U.S. has formally request an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday.

"At this moment, we remain very much engaged in these negotiations, in these talks," Leavitt said during a press briefing.

Leavitt said the White House feels good about the prospects of reaching a deal with Iran.

Leavitt also said future negotiations can be expected to take place in Islamabad again, and she praised the Pakistanis for their role in serving as a mediator between the U.S. and Iran.

“They would very likely be in the same place as they were last time, yes,” she said.

Nine vessels have been turned around at the Strait of Hormuz during the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade, complying with U.S. orders, according to U.S. Central Command.

"During the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, no vessels have made it past U.S. forces," according to CENTCOM.

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Wednesday leading a Pakistani delegation, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

He was welcomed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian state TV IRIB reported that a high-ranking political and security delegation from Pakistan would arrive in Tehran carrying a new message from Washington. The report added that the delegation is expected to discuss upcoming talks with Iranian officials.

The Israel Defense Forces issued an "urgent" warning for residents of southern Lebanon, south of the Zahrani River, calling on them to move north and saying airstrikes were ongoing with "significant force" in the area.

"Hezbollah's terrorist activities are forcing the Israel Defense Forces to act against it forcefully in that area, and it has no intention of harming you," Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arab-language spokesperson, said on social media on Wednesday.

The IDF called on residents south of the Zahrani to move "immediately" north, saying that remaining in place "may endanger your lives and the lives of your families."

The IDF in recent weeks has issued similar warnings for much of southern Lebanon, where it's attacking the Hezbollah militia, an Iranian proxy.