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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

The military said the strikes followed evacuation warnings for nine villages and came as displaced families sheltered in Anqoun and nearby towns.

  • On Friday, the Israeli military struck southern Lebanon, including the village of Arqoun, shortly after issuing evacuation warnings for nine towns and villages across the region.
  • Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejected a truce deal brokered in Washington on Thursday, demanding instead a comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
  • Evacuation orders forced hundreds of families to flee Anqoun and Aarnaya, where about 2,500 people had been sheltering, as the military warned residents to move at least 1,000 metres into open areas.
  • At least 3,526 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began, with the ongoing conflict displacing civilians and destroying infrastructure across the southern region.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to press ahead with the offensive until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat, amid tensions over the 2006 UN-established buffer zone.
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The Israeli army has called on all residents of five villages and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. Army spokesman Avichay Adraee stated on X that the residents should leave their homes immediately for their own safety and go north of the river Sahrani. Anyone near Hezbollah fighters whose facilities and fighting equipment are in danger of their lives.The army spokesman established the evacuation order with violations of the …

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On Friday, the Israeli army ordered the inhabitants of a dozen villages in Lebanon to evacuate them and began to strike one of them, according to ANI.

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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