A Lebanese report describes sustained Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, focused on the Hezbollah stronghold of Nabatieh — calling the bombardment a 'fire belt' — along with heavy attacks in surrounding villages, the Tyre sector, and the coastal zone between the Litani and Zahrani rivers, according to the report. The IDF issued evacuation warnings for several of the locations.
Just before 17:00, Lebanese sources reported that IDF strikes in southern Lebanon have intensified and are ongoing, with a particularly heavy concentration on the city of Nabatieh, a known Hezbollah stronghold. The report describes the attacks as a 'fire belt' — a term the IDF has used previously for widespread, sustained bombardment. Strikes were also reported in villages adjacent to Nabatieh, the Tyre area, and along the coastal strip between the Litani and Zahrani rivers. The IDF had issued evacuation warnings earlier today for several of the targeted locations, according to the same report. No casualty figures or specific target details have been provided yet.
The development follows a sequence of IDF warnings today: starting with an evacuation warning for three villages around 14:10, expanding to 20 villages, and then to 21 villages including Deir al-Zahrani and Nabatieh al-Tahta and al-Fawqa, with instructions to move north of the Zahrani River. The warnings signaled an impending encirclement of the Nabatieh area ahead of an expected wave of strikes. The IDF has escalated its operations in southern Lebanon since June 5, with earlier reports of 'fire belt' strikes in the Nabatieh area as of June 9 and a broader wave targeting Hezbollah positions in Tyre and Sidon. By June 8, the IDF had struck at least eight towns and villages overnight, while ground forces carried out controlled demolitions in Bint Jbeil, A-Tiri, and Khiam, according to Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar.
As The Zioneer has reported, the IDF has been pursuing sustained attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon since early June, with a focus on the Nabatieh corridor. The current operation appears to be a continuation of that pattern, with the IDF issuing increasingly specific evacuation warnings to civilians in the area ahead of widespread strikes.
It remains unverified whether the strikes reported today have caused casualties, and the exact scope of the operation relative to previous waves is not yet confirmed. The reports rely primarily on Lebanese media accounts; official IDF confirmation of the details is pending.
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