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Israel army issues evacuation warning for nine south Lebanon villages
AFP, Jerusalem
Published: 09 May 2026, 12:39 PM
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Halloussiyah on 8 May 2026. Photo: AFP
The Israeli military called on residents of more than half a dozen villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate on Saturday ahead of expected attacks against Hezbollah despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt the fighting.
"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is compelled to act against it forcefully," the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X, listing nine villages.
"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and stay away from the villages and towns by a distance of no less than 1,000 metres to open areas," he added.