The IDF's Arabic-language spokesman published targeted evacuation notices for 29 villages in southern Lebanon, including 21 in the Nabatieh district, 6 in the Sidon district, and 2 in the Jezzine district. The warnings are moving further north than previous evacuations, according to the military.
The IDF Arabic spokesman issued a new evacuation warning at 10:58 Jerusalem covering 29 villages in southern Lebanon — 21 in Nabatieh, 6 in Sidon, and 2 in Jezzine districts — marking a northward expansion compared to earlier warnings.
This is the latest in a series of evacuation notices today. At 10:19 Jerusalem the spokesman warned about 30 villages in Nabatieh (The Zioneer, 10:19). That notice itself was an expansion from a prior warning for 16 villages in Nabatieh, also at 10:19. The new warning adds Sidon and Jezzine districts, broadening the area where civilians are told to leave ahead of anticipated strikes.
Evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon have intensified since early June. The Zioneer reported on June 10 at 09:22 warnings for Ghassaniya and Houmine al-Fawqa; strikes that day killed at least 8 people (The Zioneer, June 10, 12:13). On June 13 warnings covered Bekaa and Nabatieh (09:11) and expanded to 21 villages in the Nabatieh area (11:04). The IDF has consistently cited Hezbollah ceasefire violations as the reason for the operations.
The current warning did not specify when strikes would follow. Past warnings have preceded strikes by hours, but no timeline was given in this announcement.
5 developments
- ConfirmedIDF spokesman orders evacuation of towns in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF Arabic Spokesman Issues Evacuation Warning for Bekaa and Nabatieh Areas
- DevelopingIDF reportedly strikes village in Nabatieh area, Lebanese media say
- StrongIDF strikes targets in southern Lebanon, issues evacuation warnings for 29 villages
Source and signal
- Internal intake