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Israel issues evacuation warnings for southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has issued a warning in Lebanon to anyone who is near the coastline from the Awali River southwards.

That river is about 30km (19 miles) from Beirut along the country’s coastline. We understand that intense fighting continues in the town of Naqoura, in southwestern Lebanon, and this is the first time the coastline is getting any warning from the Israeli military.

It essentially means that a third of the Lebanese coastline is now off limits to people and residents.

It’s not clear where these people are supposed to go, but what is clear is that the Israeli military is expanding its targets. It says that it’s going to be hitting Hezbollah interests along the coastline.

This also comes as Israel has essentially carried out an air campaign waged against what it says are Hezbollah targets across Lebanon.

The Israeli military has also added another division of its forces, so they’re clearly increasing their presence on the ground.


A plume of smoke billows following an Israeli air strike on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on Monday


Widespread devastation after Israeli strikes on southern Beirut


Smoke rises from destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike that hit Choueifat, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon


A man walks as smoke rises from destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in Choueifat


A man surveys the rubble after an overnight Israeli air strike on the neighbourhood of Kafaat in Beirut’s southern suburbs


Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah intelligence HQ in Beirut

The Israeli military claims it attacked the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon. It said its air force carried out the mission under the direction of Israeli intelligence.

Hezbollah has not commented on the claims yet.


Flame and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Monday


Hezbollah says it fired missiles at military target near Tel Aviv

Hezbollah says it targeted an Israeli military intelligence unit located in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with missiles.

The Israeli military said that about five missiles were detected as crossing from Lebanon, with some of them intercepted and the rest falling in an open area.