IDF orders evacuation, strikes southern Lebanon
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- IDF ordered residents north of the Zahrani River to evacuate, covering about 14% of Lebanese territory, the largest evacuation since the ceasefire began.
- IDF said it struck Beirut in a targeted manner and also hit Tyre, Sidon, and Burj al‑Shamali, aiming at suspected Hezbollah infrastructure.
- Lebanese health ministry reported at least 11 people killed in the latest Israeli strikes.
- Israeli drone strike on a family fleeing threatened villages in southern Lebanon killed six people, including children.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion of Israel's ground operation in Lebanon following Hezbollah drone attacks on Israeli troops and civilians.
- International Committee of the Red Cross warned the situation in southern Lebanon was "nearing a perilous tipping point," citing untenable conditions for civilians.
Why it matters: The evacuation order forces thousands of civilians to flee, overloading shelters in Sidon and pushing residents further north, while the strikes cripple Hezbollah infrastructure and deepen Israel’s ground operation, raising the humanitarian toll and threatening the fragile ceasefire and complicating U.S.-Iran negotiations over Lebanon.
