A military source briefed that the village of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon lies within the IDF-controlled security zone where ongoing military activity endangers Lebanese civilians. The source said the IDF evacuated the village to protect their safety, and noted that the civilians arrived under the auspices of the Lebanese army, which set up a checkpoint in the area in violation of the ceasefire agreements. The briefing was reported by Army Radio (N13) journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh.
The IDF provided a military source briefing Wednesday afternoon, confirming that the village of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon lies within the IDF-controlled security zone, where ongoing military activity endangers Lebanese civilians. The source stated that the IDF evacuated the village to protect civilian safety, and that the Lebanese army had set up a checkpoint in the area in violation of the ceasefire agreements. The briefing was reported by Army Radio journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh.
The story first emerged at 15:59 Jerusalem, when journalist Yossi Yehoshua and security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported that a village inside the Yellow Line had been evacuated after the Lebanese army established a position there in violation of the agreement, without naming the village. At the same time, an IDF military source confirmed that al-Mansouri was the village and detailed the ceasefire violation. By 16:21, the IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ella Wa'aya, issued an urgent evacuation warning to al-Mansouri residents, citing Hezbollah's ceasefire violations. At 16:59, The Zioneer reported that the IDF had evacuated the entire Shiite village and that it would be bombed, following a lethal attack that originated from the village after the Lebanese army set up checkpoints in violation of the ceasefire.
Al-Mansouri is a Shiite village in the Tyre District of the South Governorate, near the coastal road. It has been identified as a site where Hezbollah maintains tactical infrastructure, and the IDF has conducted controlled demolitions there in recent weeks. The Lebanese army's establishment of checkpoints in the area has been a point of contention, with Israel accusing Beirut of violating the ceasefire by allowing Hezbollah to operate near IDF positions. The current evacuation and planned demolition are part of broader IDF operations to dismantle Hezbollah's military presence in the security zone.
The precise timing of the bombing remains unclear, and the IDF has not officially confirmed the planned demolition. The number of civilians evacuated and the specific details of the lethal attack that triggered the evacuation have not been disclosed.
5 developments
- DevelopingIDF issues first evacuation warning since June for southern Lebanon village, citing Hezbollah violations
- DevelopingIDF continues building demolitions in Al-Mansouri; analyst says village being erased
- DevelopingIDF carries out building demolitions in Shiite village of Al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon, analyst reports
- StrongIAF precision strike targets vehicle in al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon
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