Israeli army warns residents of 14 villages in southern Lebanon to flee
The Israeli military has told the residents that it intends to launch a military operation against Hezbollah in their villages.
The affected villages include Chaqra, Hula, Majdal Selem, Taloussa, Meiss el-Jabal, as-Sawana, Qabrikha, Yahmour, Arnoun, Blida, Muhaibib, Barashit, Fron and Ghandouriya, according to Avichay Adraee, an Israeli army spokesperson.
“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Awali River. To ensure your safety, you must evacuate without delay,” he said on X.
Several people killed in Israeli air attack in northern Lebanon
Several people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in north Lebanon as Israel continues bombing across the country in its war against Hezbollah.
A missile hit a residential building sheltering displaced civilians, including Syrian refugees.
Beirut suburbs hit by 13 air raids
At least 13 strikes have hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, state news agency NNA has reported, as air raids continue across Lebanon.
An Israeli strike has also been reported in Baalchmay, in the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, which is not a known Hezbollah stronghold.
Lebanon’s displaced brace for winter as ceasefire hopes fade
Since Israel escalated its war on Hezbollah in September, more than 1.2 million people have been uprooted from their homes. Tens of thousands have taken refuge in schools that Lebanon’s caretaker government – functioning without a president for two years – has converted into shelters.
But with space filling up, many have few alternatives but to squat in abandoned buildings or sleep in public spaces, such as outside mosques or on pavements.
Lebanese authorities are exacerbating their predicament by increasingly evicting people from informal settlements, even as winter quickly approaches and ceasefire talks waver. With no truce in sight, many displaced families are bracing for a winter out in the cold.
Five killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Aley district
At least five people have been killed and two injured in an Israeli strike on the Lebanese town of Baalshamieh, in the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, the Health Ministry has said.