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Thursday, January 15, 2026
IDF issues evacuation warning ahead of planned strike on Hezbollah in south Lebanon
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The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee issues an urgent evacuation warning to residents of south Lebanon’s Sohmor, saying Israeli forces will soon strike Hezbollah military infrastructure in the area.
In a post on X, Adraee says the IDF is planning to target the Hezbollah sites “due to its illegal attempts to restore its activity in the area” and urges civilians in buildings marked on an accompanying map, and those nearby, to leave immediately and move at least 300 meters away.
#عاجل ‼️ إنذار عاجل إلى سكان جنوب لبنان وتحديدًا في قرية سحمر
????سيهاجم جيش الدفاع على المدى الزمني القريب بنى تحتية عسكرية تابعة لحزب الله الإرهابي وذلك للتعامل مع محاولاته المحظورة لإعادة إعمار أنشطته في المنطقة
????نحث سكان المبنى المحدد بالأحمر في الخريطة المرفقة والمباني… pic.twitter.com/udKqxyMLLz— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) January 15, 2026
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