IDF issues evacuation warning for 8 villages in southern Lebanon

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A man standing on the beach in the area of Tyre looks at smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Ras Al-Ain on May 12, 2026. (KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
A man standing on the beach in the area of Tyre looks at smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Ras Al-Ain on May 12, 2026. (KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)

The IDF issues evacuation warnings for eight villages in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group.

Residents of Libbaya, Sohmor, Tefahta, Kfar Melki, Yohmor al-Beqaa, Ain al-Tineh, Houmine al-Faouqa and Mazraat Sinay are instructed to evacuate at least a kilometer away.

“In light of the Hezbollah terror organization’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force and does not intend to harm you,” warns army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.

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