Israel Declares Most of South Lebanon 'Combat Zones'
The military said the move follows more than 120 strikes and aims to push Hezbollah back from northern Israel.
- Israel's military ordered residents of southern Lebanon on Wednesday to evacuate north of the Zahrani River, declaring all areas south of the river a combat zone and warning it would act "with great force" against Hezbollah.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel needed further military action to protect northern communities from Hezbollah, following more than 120 strikes on Lebanon's south and east despite an April 16 ceasefire announcement.
- More than 1.2 million Lebanese have been displaced since March 2, with Israeli strikes killing more than 3,200 according to Lebanon's health ministry; the World Health Organization reported at least 608 killed since the ceasefire began April 16.
- Residents fled north to the port city of Sidon, already hosting thousands of displaced persons, as Senior Vice President for Crisis Response Ciaran Donnelly stated "people are dealing with the trauma of what they're experiencing on a daily basis."
- Three senior Israeli officials indicated the military has operational freedom in southern Lebanon but constraints around Beirut to avoid disrupting President Donald Trump's potential Iran negotiations, though attacks persist in the south despite ceasefire terms.
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Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon 'a combat zone,' warns residents to leave
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Israel declares most of south Lebanon 'combat zones'
Israel declares new area of Lebanon “combat zone” after mass evacuation order - Shafaq News
Shafaq News- Beirut The Israeli military on Wednesday issued its largest evacuation order since the April 17 ceasefire, urging residents across southern Lebanon to move north of the Zahrani River as
The Israeli army has declared large parts of southern Lebanon a "fight zone" - despite the ceasefire. It wants to take hard action against the Hezbollah militia. The population has been called to flee to the north of the country.
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