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Sunday, May 17, 2026
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Sunday, May 17, 2026
IDF issues evacuation warnings for 4 south Lebanon villages ahead of strikes targeting Hezbollah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
People sit along a beach in Tyre in southern Lebanon on May 17, 2026, as smoke billows behind them following strikes in the village of Zibqin. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
The IDF issues evacuation warnings for four villages in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group.
Residents of Irzay, Merouaniyeh, Babliyeh, and Baisariyah 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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