The Israeli Military Tells Residents Across Southern Lebanon to Leave as It Expands Its Operations There
Israel says it struck 550 targets this week as it expands operations against Hezbollah and orders civilians to leave southern Lebanon.
- On Wednesday, the Israeli military ordered residents across southern Lebanon to leave, declaring it will "work with extreme force" against Hezbollah.
- Israeli troops have crossed the Litani River, edging closer to Nabatiyeh after clashing with Hezbollah along the strategic river earlier this week.
- The Israeli military has struck 550 targets this week, while over 3,200 people have been killed and over 1 million displaced in Lebanon since the war began.
- Roads are jammed with cars fleeing Tyre, with Moussa Nasrallah of Civil Defense stating, "We can't use our vehicles to evacuate people out of the area and not be available for the wounded."
- While Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends, Lebanese and Israeli delegations are preparing for upcoming talks in Washington.
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How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines
How Israel has turned much of southern Lebanon into a civilian no-go zone
Despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, Israel has expanded evacuation warnings and carried out hundreds of strikes across southern Lebanon, leaving large areas effectively off-limits to civilians
The Israeli military launched a new round of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, following the largest evacuation since the ceasefire, citing attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure.
The Israeli army reported on Wednesday that it had attacked more than 150 Hezbollah targets in the past 24 hours. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least 31 people were killed and 40 others wounded in the attacks in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army has issued evacuation orders for large parts of southern Lebanon and declared the areas combat zones.
Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
Wednesday's warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17 and follows an escalation in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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