Lt. Col. Ella Wa'aya, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, issued an urgent warning to residents of the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mansouri, ordering them to evacuate immediately and move at least 1,000 meters north. The statement explicitly cited Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire as forcing the IDF to act against the terror group, and warned that anyone near Hezbollah operatives or infrastructure endangers their life.
At 16:21 Jerusalem, the IDF Arabic spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ella Wa'aya, issued a formal evacuation order for residents of the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mansouri, instructing them to move at least 1,000 meters north and explicitly citing Hezbollah's ceasefire violations as the reason for the operation. This follows an initial evacuation warning issued at 16:15 Jerusalem, which ordered residents to evacuate immediately ahead of planned strikes.
The thread of official statements from the IDF Arabic spokesperson has evolved rapidly throughout the afternoon. At 15:39 Jerusalem, the first warning was published, calling on Al-Mansouri residents to evacuate. Subsequent statements added details: the specific distance of 1,000 meters, the explicit justification of Hezbollah's ceasefire violations, and the warning that anyone near Hezbollah operatives or infrastructure endangers their life. The IDF also stated that the Lebanese army violated the ceasefire by setting up a checkpoint in the area, which lies within the security zone established by the IDF.
This development is part of a broader pattern of IDF operations in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported on June 14, the IDF expanded evacuation warnings to 29 villages in the Nabatieh and Sidon regions, and carried out strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure. The military has repeatedly stated that it is forced to act against Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire, while emphasizing that it has no intention of harming Lebanese civilians who distance themselves from the terror group's assets.
It remains unclear whether residents have complied with the evacuation order, and the precise timing of any planned strikes has not been disclosed. The status of the broader ceasefire framework continues to be tested by Hezbollah's actions.
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