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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
IDF issues evacuation warnings for 12 towns in southern Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Roummane in the southern Nabatieh district on May 19, 2026. (AFP)
The IDF issues evacuation warnings for 12 villages and towns in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group.
Residents of Toura, Nabatiyeh at-Tahta, Habboush, al-Bazouriyah, Tayr Debba, Kfar Houneh, Ain Qana, Libbaya, Jibshit, ash-Shehabiyah, Burj al-Shamali, and Houmine al-Faouqaare 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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