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Israel Urges Residents of 20 More Lebanese Towns to Evacuate Homes

The Israeli military has issued orders for residents of 20 additional towns and villages in Lebanon to immediately leave their homes and move to safer areas. Kathmandu, June 13. Intensifying its military operations in Lebanon, Israel has warned residents of forced displacement in these areas.

According to the new Israeli directive, it will be enforced in Al-Jahrani, Al-Namiriya, Al-Sharqiya, Al-Duwair, Harouf, Habbous, Kfar Jouz, Jibdeen (Nabatieh), Nabatieh Al-Tahta, Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, and Kfar Roumman. Similarly, the order applies to residents in Al-Mahmoudiya, Sajid (Jezzine), Reyhan, Ramta, Kfar Chauba, Malki, Al-Lawiza (Jezzine), Jarjouh, and Arab Salim, who have also been instructed to evacuate immediately.

The Israeli military has directed local residents to promptly vacate their homes and move toward the ‘northern area of the Jahrani River.’ A warning was issued that failure to comply could result in significant humanitarian consequences. Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait, Israel has expanded its land and air strikes within Lebanon.