The IDF said it is conducting targeted strikes across southern Lebanon, while the Arabic-language spokesman issued evacuation warnings for 29 villages ahead of operations. Separately, the military reported that a drone crashed inside Israeli territory near the Lebanon border with no casualties.
The IDF reported that a drone crashed inside Israeli territory near the Lebanon border, with no casualties, adding a new dimension to Thursday's operations. The military's Arabic-language spokesman had earlier issued evacuation warnings for 29 villages in southern Lebanon, urging residents to leave ahead of planned strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, as The Zioneer reported at 10:16 Jerusalem. The drone incident is under investigation.
The evacuation order for 29 villages first appeared in The Zioneer's initial report at 10:16 Jerusalem, when the IDF warned civilians to evacuate 14 villages in the Nabatieh area. By a subsequent update at the same timestamp, the warnings had expanded to cover 29 villages in the Nabatieh and Sidon districts, with the IDF citing Hezbollah ceasefire violations as the reason. The military's stated rationale — that Hezbollah violations force it to operate with increased intensity — has remained consistent across the thread. Parallel developments recorded in the thread include: on June 8, strikes on at least eight towns; on June 9, 10 fatalities in the Tyre area and al-Sharqiya; on June 10, at least 8 killed across a wave of attacks; and, as reported at 00:06 Jerusalem, more than 70 Hezbollah sites struck and seven operatives eliminated from an underground route.
As The Zioneer has reported, the current operation continues an intensified pattern of Israeli strikes against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon that began after June 8, following repeated ceasefire violations by the Iran-backed group. The evacuation warnings cover an area south of the Litani River, as noted in the 12:06 Jerusalem update.
No immediate reports of casualties from the current strikes. The IDF has not confirmed Hezbollah casualties in today's operations. The drone incident remains under investigation, with no details on its origin or type yet released.
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